Journal article
The hepatitis B epidemic and the urgent need for cure preparedness
JV Lazarus, T Block, C Bréchot, A Kramvis, V Miller, M Ninburg, C Pénicaud, U Protzer, H Razavi, LA Thomas, J Wallace, BC Cowie
Nature Reviews Gastroenterology and Hepatology | NATURE PORTFOLIO | Published : 2018
Abstract
More than 250 million people worldwide are chronically infected with the hepatitis B virus (HBV). In this Comment, members of the International Coalition to Eliminate HBV appraise the current policy environment and the need for appropriate cure research and preparedness to complement the WHO global elimination strategy, the HBV vaccine and the well-tolerated but poorly accessed therapy.