Hepatitis B virus (HBV) remains endemic throughout sub-Saharan Africa despite the widespread availability of effective childhood vaccines. In the Democratic
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Mothers transmitting hepatitis B to children as broken hospital procedures plague Europe
Procedures to prevent the direct transmission of hepatitis B virus (HBV) from mother to child, particularly during and after pregnancy,
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‘Meet people where they are:’ Local health departments key to hepatitis B vaccination
In 2018, West Virginia had the highest rate of acute hepatitis in the nation. That same year, the state had
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Ontario should vaccinate newborns for hepatitis B, study suggests
Not all pregnant women are universally screened for hepatitis B virus (HBV) in Ontario, even though this screening is recommended,
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3 win Nobel medicine award for discovering hepatitis C virus
Americans Harvey J. Alter and Charles M. Rice, and British-born scientist Michael Houghton were awarded the Nobel Prize for Medicine
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Complications of measles can include hepatitis, appendicitis, and viral meningitis, doctors warn
The complications of measles can be many and varied, and more serious than people might realise, doctors have warned in
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Study aids fight against HIV, hepatitis B
A discovery by Florida State University College of Medicine researchers is expected to open the door for new and more
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