Researchers at Oregon Health & Science University have developed the first transgenic nonhuman primate model—genetically ...

Blood and organ donations are screened for hepatitis B to prevent transmission through transfusions or transplants. Healthcare professionals need to adhere to the highest standards of hygiene and ...

The viral illness kills more people in the city than HIV, but antiviral medications may be helping cut its transmission.

Viral hepatitis is an inflammation of your liver that's caused by a virus. The most common ones in the U.S. are hep A, B, and C. Hepatitis A can make you feel like you have the flu. The first ...

The global secretariat of the Global Validation Advisory Committee (GVAC) on the validation of elimination of mother-to-child ...

Blood-borne viruses that could potentially be transmitted this way include hepatitis B and hepatitis C, as well as HIV. The risk of transmission following a skin puncture injury is dependent on ...

Background: The duration of protection after hepatitis B vaccination of infants is unknown. Methods: We determined antibody to hepatitis B surface antigen (anti-HBs) at 4-13 years of age in 363 ...

led to a hepatitis B vaccine and culminated in the Nobel prize. During this time, I had developed a panel of sera consisting of duplicate coded samples that had been proved to be infectious in the ...

Hepatitis B vaccination, crucial for preventing mother-to-child transmission, are among the first casualties. Treatment programmes reliant on continuous care are disrupted when healthcare ...