From October this year, all newborns will be vaccinated against Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) at birth, the Programme Manager of the Expanded Programme on Immunisation (EPI), Dr Kwame Amponsah-Achiano, has ...

The virus is transmitted through bodily fluids ... Preventing mother-to-child transmission of hepatitis B is a crucial component of strategies to eliminate hepatitis B. As well as vaccinating ...

And if you’re pregnant, you can pass it on to your newborn. Viral hepatitis is an inflammation of your liver that's caused by a virus. The most common ones in the U.S. are hep A, B, and C.

HDV was discovered in patients infected with hepatitis B virus (HBV). It generally makes HBV infections more damaging to the liver. It is a subviral satellite agent that depends upon HBV envelope ...

Despite knowing how to prevent vertical transmission (from mother to the baby) of HIV, syphilis and hepatitis-B infections, ...

The U.S. capacity to battle hepatitis B and C has been leveled a devastating blow with the recent closure of the CDC’s ...

Hepatitis A and hepatitis E are viral infections that primarily affect the liver and are transmitted through the fecal-oral route.These infections are spread through contaminated food, water or direct ...

Hepatitis viruses A to E differ in transmission and severity, ranging from foodborne infections to bloodborne risks. We got ...

In animal studies, Dicerna’s drug cleared nearly 100% of circulating hepatitis B ... the virus suppressed below detectable levels could be a “functional” cure, preventing transmission.

Chronic hepatitis B (CHB) is a long-term infection of the liver caused by the hepatitis B virus (HBV). While acute hepatitis B infection is often resolved by the immune system, CHB occurs when the ...

was noted to have a potent antiviral effect in vitro against hepatitis B virus (HBV). There are now a number of other drugs in the same class in different stages of development, which have been ...