Dynamics of Hepatitis B Virus Infection: What Causes Viral Clearance?

Stanca Ciupe, Anne Catlla, Jonathan Forde and David Schaeffer

Mathematical Population Studies, 2011, vol. 18, issue 2, 87-105

Abstract: The virus Hepatitis B infects liver cells, leading to either acute or chronic liver disease. Immune responses involve both curing and killing of cells. Stability analyses show that viral clearance depends only on the strength of the combined killing and curing, independent of the characteristics of the cured cells.

Keywords: Hepatitis B virus; immune response; stability analysis; viral dynamics (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2011
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DOI: 10.1080/08898480.2011.564563

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