Seroprevalence and molecular characterization of viral hepatitis and HIV co-infection in the Central African Republic.
Parvine Basimane-BisimwaGiscard Wilfried KoyawedaEdgarthe NgaïganamUlrich VickosOrnella Anne Demi SibiroBrice Martial YambiyoBenjamin Seydou SombiéPulchérie PélembiSandrine MoussaClaudine BekondiTamara Giles-VernickAlexandre ManirakizaMuriel VrayNarcisse Patrice Joseph KomasPublished in: PloS one (2024)
Our study found a high prevalence of HBV, HBV/HDV and HBV/HIV co-infection, but a low prevalence of HCV. CAR remains an area of high HBV endemicity. This study's data and analyses would be useful for establishing an integrated viral hepatitis and HIV surveillance program in the CAR.