Hepatitis B and D virus infections prevalence and associated factors among migrant sex workers in Chiangmai, Thailand: A cross-sectional study in 2019

Hepatitis B virus (HBV) is a major cause of chronic viral hepatitis, severe liver diseases, and liver cancer. Approximately 250 million people worldwide are chronically infected with HBV and it is estimated that one million people die annually, mostly from cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma (WHO, 2019a). About 5% of chronic HBV carriers are co-infected with hepatitis delta virus (HDV) (WHO, 2019b) which is a defective RNA virus that requires hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) for its replication (Taylor, 2003).
Source: International Journal of Infectious Diseases - Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Source Type: research