Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease
Volume 16, 2017, Pages 59-61

Epidemiology of hepatitis B virus in immigrants crossing to Europe from North and Sub-Saharan Africa (Letter)

Daw M.A. , Sifennasr N.E.M. , El-Bouzedi A. , Daeke A.O. , Dau A.A. , Drah A.M. , Ahmed M.O. , Agnan M.M.
  • a Department of Medical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Tripoli University, Tripoli, CC 82668, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Clinical Microbiology & Microbial Epidemiology, Acting Physician of Internal Medicine, Scientific Coordinator of Libyan National Surveillance Studies of Viral Hepatitis & HIV, Tripoli, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
  • b Department of Medical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Tripoli University, Tripoli, CC 82668, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
  • c Department of Medical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Tripoli University, Tripoli, CC 82668, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
  • d Department of Medical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Tripoli University, Tripoli, CC 82668, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
  • e Department of Surgery, Tripoli Medical Centre, Faculty of Medicine, Tripoli University, Tripoli, CC 82668, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
  • f Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Tripoli University, Tripoli, CC 82668, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
  • g Department of Microbiology and Parasitology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Tripoli University, Tripoli, CC 82668, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
  • h Department of Toxicology, Faculty of Medical Technology, Alga-bal Algarbi University, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya

Abstract

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Index Keywords

immigrant Africa south of the Sahara Human immunodeficiency virus infection lowest income group Europe Letter human priority journal immunity Libyan Arab Jamahiriya Hepatitis B virus Humans migrant Emigrants and Immigrants Africa prevalence North Africa hepatitis B surface antibody hepatitis B surface antigen hepatitis B hepatitis B core antibody mixed infection hepatitis C

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DOI: 10.1016/j.tmaid.2017.01.006
ISSN: 14778939
Cited by: 1
Original Language: English