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. 2022 Jan 24;19(1):1-6.
doi: 10.1002/cld.1197. eCollection 2022 Jan.

High Prevalence of Hepatitis B and C Virus Infections Among Rohingya Refugees in Bangladesh: A Growing Concern for the Refugees and the Host Communities

Mohammad Ali  1 , M Anisur Rahman  2 , Henry Njuguna  3 , Salimur Rahman  4 , Rabiul Hossain  5 , Abu Sayeed  6 , Faruque Ahmed  7 , Shahinul Alam  4 , Golam Azam  2 , Syed Alamgir Safwath  8 , Mahabubul Alam  4
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High Prevalence of Hepatitis B and C Virus Infections Among Rohingya Refugees in Bangladesh: A Growing Concern for the Refugees and the Host Communities

Mohammad Ali et al. Clin Liver Dis (Hoboken). .

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Map showing Rakhine State in Myanmar and Cox’s Bazar district in Bangladesh.
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Frequency distribution of hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg), hepatitis C virus antibodies (anti‐HCV), and hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis c virus (HCV) markers among 300 pregnant women in Rohingya refugee camp, October 2017.
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