Recognizing the impact of endemic hepatitis D virus on hepatitis B virus eradication

Ashish Goyal and John M. Murray

Theoretical Population Biology, 2016, vol. 112, issue C, 60-69

Abstract: Hepatitis delta virus (HDV) in conjunction with hepatitis B virus (HBV) increases adult morbidity and mortality. A number of studies have performed cost-benefit analyses for HBV interventions, but they have ignored the impact of HDV on these outcomes.

Keywords: Hepatitis B virus; Hepatitis delta virus; Monitoring; HBV adult vaccination; HBV antiviral treatment; Awareness programs (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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DOI: 10.1016/j.tpb.2016.08.004

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