Occult Hepatitis B Virus Infection in Nigerian Blood Donors and Hepatitis B Virus Transmission Risks

201590 citationsJournal Articlegold Open Access

Authors

OPALEYE Oladele Oluyinka · University of Tübingen

Hoang Văn Tong · University of Tübingen

Sy Bui Tien · Robert Koch Institute

A.H. Fagbami · Ladoke Akintola University of Technology

Olusegun Adekanle · Obafemi Awolowo University

Olusola Ojurongbe · Ladoke Akintola University of Technology

C.–Thomas Bock

Abstract

High incidence of OBI is relevant in high endemic areas worldwide and is a general burden in blood safety. This study signifies the high prevalence of OBI and proposes blood donor samples in Nigeria should be pre-tested for OBI by nucleic acid testing (NAT) and/or anti-HBc prior to transfusion to minimize the HBV infection risk.

Topics & Keywords

Hepatitis B Virus Studies Hepatitis C virus research Hepatitis Viruses Studies and Epidemiology

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: PLoS ONE

Volume 10, Issue 7, pp. e0131912-e0131912

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0131912

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