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World J Gastroenterol. Nov 14, 2015; 21(42): 11941-11953
Published online Nov 14, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i42.11941
Table 1 Prevalence of hepatitis B virus infection and genotype distribution in some African countries
CountriesHBsAg-positive prevalence[4,11]HBV genotype distribution[66,68-73,75,77]
Burkina Faso14.5%A: A1 southern and eastern Africa
Cameroon10.1%A2 South Africa
Gabon9.5%D: D1 and D7 northern Africa
Ghana13.8%E: western and central Africa
Mali15.5%Recombinant A/D and A/E
Mauritania10.9%
Nigeria13.6%
Senegal13.8%
Zambia6.5%
Zimbabwe25.0%