Viral Hepatitis Diagnosis
A special issue of Diagnostics (ISSN 2075-4418). This special issue belongs to the section "Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 March 2021) | Viewed by 7555
Special Issue Editor
Interests: human retroviruses (HIV-1, HIV-2 & HTLV); viral hepatitis (HBV, HCV, and HDV); resistance to antiretrovirals; molecular epidemiology for HTLV-1, HIV-2 subtypes
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Dear Colleagues,
Viral hepatitis causes liver disease and a range of health problems that can be fatal. There are five main strains, A to E, which differ in geographical distribution, epidemiology, severity of disease, diagnosis, and treatment. An estimated 325 million people worldwide live with hepatitis B and/or C, and for most, testing and treatment remains beyond reach. WHO launched a program for viral hepatitis elimination in 2030. However, many issues should be investigated and solved before we have any chance of reducing the number of worldwide viral hepatitis infections as well as their associated mortality. Among them, we could prioritize the following topics:
- Hepatitis E (diagnosis and epidemiology)
- Hepatitis D (diagnosis, therapeutics, and epidemiology)
- Ocult hepatitis B (OBI)
- Hepatitis B ccDNA: Measurements and therapeutics
- Viral hepatitis in blood banks
- Viral hepatitis and organ transplantation
- Viral hepatitis and injection drug use
- Viral hepatitis and HIV
- Viral hepatitis as sexually transmitted infections
- Viral hepatitis elimination
Prof. Dr. Carmen de Mendoza
Guest Editor
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