Integrated HIV surveillance finds recent adult hepatitis B virus (HBV) transmission and intermediate HBV prevalence among military in uncharacterized Caribbean country.
Siobhan M O'ConnorTonya Mixson-HaydenLilia Ganova-RaevaDjeneba Audrey DjiboMatthew D BrownGuo-Liang XiaSaleem KamiliMarni JacobsMaxia DongAnne G ThomasMarc BulterysBraden HalePublished in: PloS one (2019)
Integrated HIV surveillance identified likely recent adult HBV transmission, current HBV infection among females of reproductive age, moderate HBV infection prevalence (all gtA1 and D1), no HCV infections and low HIV frequency among Guyana military personnel. Integrated HIV surveillance helped characterize HBV and HCV epidemiology, including probable recent transmission, prompting targeted responses to control ongoing HBV transmission and examination of hepatitis B vaccine policies.