Abstract:Viral hepatitis B (HBV) is a major public health problem worldwide. Indeed, the World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that more than 2 billion the number of people who have been exposed to this virus, about 30% of the world population, 18% in sub-Saharan Africa and 41% in Asia, of which 5% with chronic infection or 300-350 million. So the HBV prevalence is 5.4% globally, against 1% for the HIV and 3% for hepatitis C. More than 1 million of them die each year complications essentially cirrhosis and hepatoce… Show more
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