Control of viral hepatitis infection in Africa: Are we dreaming?

Vaccine

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 341-346

  Mihigo, Richard ^a   Nshimirimana, Deo ^a   Hall, Andrew ^b   Kew, Michael ^c   Wiersma, Steven ^a   Clements, C John ^d  

^a WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Africa; Control; Delta hepatitis; Hepatitis A; Hepatitis B; Hepatitis C; Hepatitis D; Hepatitis E; Vaccines; Viral hepatitis

Indexed keywords

DRINKING WATER;

AFRICA; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAFETY; DELTA AGENT HEPATITIS; DEVICE SAFETY; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; ENDEMIC DISEASE; ENVIRONMENTAL SANITATION; HARM REDUCTION; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH SERVICE; HEPATITIS A; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HEPATITIS E; HEPATITIS E VIRUS; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LEADERSHIP; LIVER DISEASE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; SCREENING TEST; VERTICAL TRANSMISSION;

AFRICA; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HEPATITIS VIRUSES; HEPATITIS, VIRAL, HUMAN; HUMANS; VIRAL HEPATITIS VACCINES;

EID: 84871382671     PISSN: 0264410X     EISSN: 18732518     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2012.11.001     Document Type: Article

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