Hepatitis B virus burden in developing countries

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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 4 Prevalence of hepatitis B virus infection and genotype distribution in some Latin American countries

Countries	HBsAg prevalence[166-169]	HBV genotype distribution[177,178]
Mexico, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Uruguay, Chile, Argentina, Peru, northern Colombia	Low prevalence (< 2%)	F: F1 Central America eastern South-America
		F2 Venezuela, Brazil
		F3 Central (Panama) and northern (Colombia and Venezuela)
Central America: Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Haiti, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico	Intermediate prevalence (> 2%, < 8%)	Latin America
		F4 Bolivia and Argentina (F genotype: prevalent)
		H: Amerindians and Mestizios in Mexico
South America: Ecuador, French Guyana, Suriname, south Brazil		A, D: Gualalajara, Jalisco, Mexico, Argentina
Northern Brazil, southern Colombia, Peru, northern Bolivia	High prevalence (> 8%)	B, C: dispersed among Latin America populations (due to Asian immigrants)

HBsAg: Hepatitis B surface antigen; HBV: Hepatitis B virus.

Citation: Zampino R, Boemio A, Sagnelli C, Alessio L, Adinolfi LE, Sagnelli E, Coppola N. Hepatitis B virus burden in developing countries. World J Gastroenterol 2015; 21(42): 11941-11953
URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v21/i42/11941.htm
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v21.i42.11941

Zampino R, Boemio A, Sagnelli C, Alessio L, Adinolfi LE, Sagnelli E, Coppola N. Hepatitis B virus burden in developing countries. World J Gastroenterol 2015; 21(42): 11941-11953 [PMID: 26576083 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i42.11941]

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