HBV | German Center for Infection Research

Short description

The B virus (HBV) is a coated DNA virus that causes hepatitis B infection.

Synonyms

Hepatitis B virus

Detailed description

B is the most common chronic viral infection worldwide. The virus exists in blood and other body fluids. It infects human liver cells and propagates in them.

Hepatitis B: What people can learn from donkeys

The discovery of a previously unknown hepatitis B virus in donkeys and zebras opens up new opportunities for understanding the course of the disease. A global research consortium was able to show that

Mar 2021

Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A

A hepatitis B virus causes chronic infections in equids worldwide

Autoren

Rasche A

Lehmann F

Goldmann N

Oct 2017

High Throughput

Development of a Bead-Based Multiplex Assay for the Analysis of the Serological Response against the Six Pathogens HAV, HBV, HCV, CMV, T. gondii, and H. pylori

Autoren

Filomena A et al.

Jan 2021

J Hepatol

Hepatitis E virus persists in the ejaculate of chronically infected men

Autoren

Horvatits T et al.

Hepatitis E viruses surviving in the ejaculate of chronically infected patients

Hepatitis E is an infectious disease of the liver found across the globe. It is caused by the hepatitis E virus and in most cases heals by itself. However, in patients with a suppressed immune system

Oct 2020

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