The road to achieving viral hepatitis elimination in Suriname: The progress, the challenges and the goals
Giovanni E. Loe-Sack-Sioe,
Anfernee Neus,
Lycke Woittiez
et al.
Abstract:Background: Viral hepatitis is one of the leading causes of liver failure, cirrhosis, hepatocellular cancer and mortality worldwide and has long had limited treatment options. Estimates suggest that around 30% of the global population has at one point been infected with HBV, while 3.9% are chronically infected. 1.6 – 2.8% of the world population is estimated to be infected with HCV. With the introduction of the HBV birth-dose vaccines, HBV immunoglobulins and the more recent development of the HCV direct-actin… Show more
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