An overview of hepatitis B virus surface antigen mutant in the Asia Pacific

• Main Authors: Shuaibu, Hudu Abdullahi, A. Malik, Yasmin, Mohd Taib, Niazlin, Mohammed Harmal, Nabil Saad, Sekawi, Zamberi
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Horizon Scientific Press 2014
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/29763/1/An%20overview%20of%20hepatitis%20B%20virus%20surface%20antigen%20mutant%20in%20the%20Asia%20Pacific.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/29763/; http://www.caister.com/cimb/abstracts/v16/69.html

Hepatitis B virus infection is a serious health problem worldwide, and more than 350 million people are chronic carriers, constituting a major global threat. Southeast Asia and the Western Pacific have the highest levels of endemicity in the world, with an estimated seroprevalence ranging between 2%...