Hepatitis B Virus Infection in Tanzania: Current Status and Challenges
Hepatitis B is one of the most common infectious diseases in the world with high prevalence in most of sub-Saharan Africa countries. The complexity in its diagnosis and treatment poses a significant management challenge in the resource-limited settings including Tanzania, where most of the tests and...
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| author | Semvua B. Kilonzo Daniel W. Gunda Bonaventura C. T. Mpondo Fatma A. Bakshi Hyasinta Jaka |
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| description | Hepatitis B is one of the most common infectious diseases in the world with high prevalence in most of sub-Saharan Africa countries. The complexity in its diagnosis and treatment poses a significant management challenge in the resource-limited settings including Tanzania, where most of the tests and drugs are either unavailable or unaffordable. This mini review aims at demonstrating the current status of the disease in the country and discussing the concomitant challenges in diagnosis, treatment, and prevention. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-025498781ff945cc9780c068f19cf88e2025-02-03T01:24:29ZengWileyJournal of Tropical Medicine1687-96861687-96942018-01-01201810.1155/2018/42396464239646Hepatitis B Virus Infection in Tanzania: Current Status and ChallengesSemvua B. Kilonzo0Daniel W. Gunda1Bonaventura C. T. Mpondo2Fatma A. Bakshi3Hyasinta Jaka4Department of Internal Medicine, Catholic University of Allied and Health Sciences, P. O. Box 1440, Mwanza, TanzaniaDepartment of Internal Medicine, Catholic University of Allied and Health Sciences, P. O. Box 1440, Mwanza, TanzaniaDepartment of Medicine, College of Health Sciences, University of Dodoma, P. O. Box 395, Dodoma, TanzaniaRenal Unit, Department of Internal Medicine, The Aga Khan Hospital, P.O. Box 2289, Dar es Salaam, TanzaniaDepartment of Internal Medicine, Catholic University of Allied and Health Sciences, P. O. Box 1440, Mwanza, TanzaniaHepatitis B is one of the most common infectious diseases in the world with high prevalence in most of sub-Saharan Africa countries. The complexity in its diagnosis and treatment poses a significant management challenge in the resource-limited settings including Tanzania, where most of the tests and drugs are either unavailable or unaffordable. This mini review aims at demonstrating the current status of the disease in the country and discussing the concomitant challenges in diagnosis, treatment, and prevention.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/4239646 |
| spellingShingle | Semvua B. Kilonzo Daniel W. Gunda Bonaventura C. T. Mpondo Fatma A. Bakshi Hyasinta Jaka Hepatitis B Virus Infection in Tanzania: Current Status and Challenges Journal of Tropical Medicine |
| title | Hepatitis B Virus Infection in Tanzania: Current Status and Challenges |
| title_full | Hepatitis B Virus Infection in Tanzania: Current Status and Challenges |
| title_fullStr | Hepatitis B Virus Infection in Tanzania: Current Status and Challenges |
| title_full_unstemmed | Hepatitis B Virus Infection in Tanzania: Current Status and Challenges |
| title_short | Hepatitis B Virus Infection in Tanzania: Current Status and Challenges |
| title_sort | hepatitis b virus infection in tanzania current status and challenges |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/4239646 |
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