A Novel Genotype of Hepatitis B Virus in Indigenous Australians With an Aggressive Phenotype and Poor Vaccine Efficacy: Implications for Clinical Care and Public Health Policy

Hepatitis B genotypes in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians: correlation with clinical course and implications for management

Josh Hanson, Sharna Radlof, Margaret Littlejohn, Allison Hempenstall, Ros Edwards, Yoko Nakata, Sandra Gregson, Richard Hayes, Simon Smith, Melita McKinnon, Paula Binks, Steven YC Tong, Jane Davies, Joshua S Davis

2024-04-01

Background: The prevalence of chronic hepatitis B (CHB) in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians in Far North Queensla..

Point of care and oral fluid hepatitis B testing in remote Indigenous communities of northern Australia

RP Sullivan, J Davies, P Binks, RG Dhurrkay, GG Gurruwiwi, SM Bukulatjpi, M McKinnon, K Hosking, M Littlejohn, K Jackson, S Locarnini, JS Davis, SYC Tong

2020-04-01

Many Indigenous Australians in northern Australia living with chronic hepatitis B are unaware of their diagnosis due to low screen..