HIV/Viral Hepatitis Co-infection: Old and New Challenges

Dear Colleagues,

In recent decades, the diagnostic methods, anti(retro)viral therapies, and medical care have improved substantially; however, HIV-positive patients are still at high risk of viral hepatitis, such as hepatitis B (and hepatitis delta) and/or hepatitis C, because they share similar routes of transmission, mainly sexual and parenteral. Viral hepatitis and HIV are among the top four global causes of mortality due to infection dieases, alongside tuberculosis and malaria. Co-infection always increases the morbidity and mortality of HIV-infected patients.

In this Special Issue, we focus on all aspects of HIV/viral hepatitis co-infection, including the diagnostic, therapies, prevention, predictive model, transmission modes and circumstances for both HIV and Viral Hepatitis co-infections, drug development and novel vaccines.

We are looking forward to your contributions to this Special Issue.

Dr. Stephane Chevaliez
Guest Editor

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