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hepatitis B  

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  • HEPATITIS B VIRUS (HBV) infection is a major public health crisis globally. Approximately one-third of the world's population is exposed to HBV at some time in their lives; 300 million individuals worldwide are carriers of HBV; and over 1 million people die annually from complications due to liver failure and liver cancer. [Source: Encyclopedia of Cancer and Society; Hepatitis B]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-F3GM9QKW-M

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