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Molecular characterization of hepatitis B virus in blood donors in Botswana.
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- Mapping hepatitis B virus genotypes on the African continent from 1997 to 2021: a systematic review with meta-analysis.Scientific reports · 2023Pooled it
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- Genetic Epidemiology of Hepatitis B Virus in Africa: A Review.Gastro hep advances · 2026Review
- Serological and Molecular Characterization of the Hepatitis B Virus in Blood Donors in Maputo City, Mozambique.Viruses · 2025Article
- Molecular Characterization of Hepatitis B Virus in People Living with HIV in Rural and Peri-Urban Communities in Botswana.Biomedicines · 2024Article
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- Detection of Q129H Immune Escape Mutation in Apparently Healthy Hepatitis B Virus Carriers in Southwestern Nigeria.Viruses · 2021Article
- Seroprevalence and risk factors of hepatitis B, C and D virus infection amongst patients with features of hepatitis in a referral hospital in Botswana: A cross-sectional study.Southern African journal of infectious diseases · 2021Article
- Increased Prevalence of Liver Fibrosis and HIV Viremia among Patients with HIV, HBV, and Tuberculosis in Botswana.Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2020Article
- In Silico Prediction of Human Leukocytes Antigen (HLA) Class II Binding Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) Peptides in Botswana.Viruses · 2020Article
- Incidence of hepatitis B virus infection among human immunodeficiency virus-infected treatment naïve adults in Botswana.Medicine · 2020Article
- Molecular characterization of hepatitis C virus in liver disease patients in Botswana: a retrospective cross-sectional study.BMC infectious diseases · 2019Article
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Abstract
Hepatitis B virus (HBV) poses a significant threat to blood transfusion safety in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) where allogeneic blood donations are screened serologically, and more sensitive nucleic acid tests (NATs) are utilized infrequently. HBV strains circulating among blood donors in Botswana are not yet characterized. We designed a cross-sectional study to determine the HBV sub-genotypes and prevalence of hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) among blood donors between November 2014 and October 2015. A total of 12,575 blood donations were screened for HBsAg and 50 consecutive plasma samples were selected for genotyping from confirmed HBsAg
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