Natural history of chronic HBV infection in West Africa: a longitudinal population-based study from The Gambia

Yusuke Shimakawa; Maud Lemoine; Harr Freeya Njai; Christian Bottomley; Gibril Ndow; Robert D Goldin; Abdoulie Jatta; Adam Jeng-Barry; Rita Wegmuller; Sophie E Moore; Ignatius Baldeh; Makie Taal; Umberto D'Alessandro; Hilton Whittle; Ramou Njie; Mark Thursz; Maimuna Mendy

doi:10.1136/gutjnl-2015-309892

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Natural history of chronic HBV infection in West Africa: a longitudinal population-based study from The Gambia

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Yusuke Shimakawa Medical Research Council (MRC) Unit, Banjul, The Gambia Faculty of Epidemiology and Population Health, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK Unité d’Épidémiologie des Maladies Émergentes, Institut Pasteur, Paris, France PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Maud Lemoine Medical Research Council (MRC) Unit, Banjul, The Gambia Department of Hepatology, Imperial College London, London, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Harr Freeya Njai Medical Research Council (MRC) Unit, Banjul, The Gambia PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Christian Bottomley Faculty of Epidemiology and Population Health, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Gibril Ndow Medical Research Council (MRC) Unit, Banjul, The Gambia The Gambia Hepatitis Intervention Study, IARC, c/o MRC Unit, Banjul, The Gambia PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Robert D Goldin Department of Hepatology, Imperial College London, London, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Abdoulie Jatta Medical Research Council (MRC) Unit, Banjul, The Gambia PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Adam Jeng-Barry Medical Research Council (MRC) Unit, Banjul, The Gambia PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Rita Wegmuller MRC International Nutrition Group, MRC Keneba, West Kiang, The Gambia PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Sophie E Moore Faculty of Epidemiology and Population Health, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK MRC International Nutrition Group, MRC Keneba, West Kiang, The Gambia PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Ignatius Baldeh Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, Banjul, The Gambia PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Makie Taal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, Banjul, The Gambia PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Umberto D'Alessandro Medical Research Council (MRC) Unit, Banjul, The Gambia Faculty of Epidemiology and Population Health, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Hilton Whittle Faculty of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Ramou Njie Medical Research Council (MRC) Unit, Banjul, The Gambia The Gambia Hepatitis Intervention Study, IARC, c/o MRC Unit, Banjul, The Gambia PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Mark Thursz Department of Hepatology, Imperial College London, London, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Maimuna Mendy International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), Lyon, France PubMed articles Google scholar articles

Correspondence to Professor Mark Thursz, Department of Hepatology, Imperial College London, Norfolk Place, London W2 1NY, UK; m.thursz{at}imperial.ac.uk.

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Shimakawa Y, Lemoine M, Njai HF, et al

Natural history of chronic HBV infection in West Africa: a longitudinal population-based study from The Gambia

Gut 2016;65:2007-2016.

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Received May 1, 2015
Revised June 15, 2015
Accepted June 25, 2015
First published July 16, 2015.

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November 09, 2016

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