TY - JOUR
T1 - Mother-to-child transmission of hepatitis B
T2 - current status and the road forward
AU - Nartey, Yvonne A.
AU - Bockarie, Ansumana S.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© Springer Nature Limited 2024.
PY - 2024/8
Y1 - 2024/8
N2 - Mother-to-child transmission of hepatitis B virus remains a mode of transmission in high-burden regions where there are gaps in antenatal screening, limited hepatitis B virus birth-dose vaccination and variable access to antiviral prophylaxis. Policymakers, governments and relevant stakeholders must ensure equitable access to necessary interventions to achieve elimination targets.
AB - Mother-to-child transmission of hepatitis B virus remains a mode of transmission in high-burden regions where there are gaps in antenatal screening, limited hepatitis B virus birth-dose vaccination and variable access to antiviral prophylaxis. Policymakers, governments and relevant stakeholders must ensure equitable access to necessary interventions to achieve elimination targets.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85199992318&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1038/s41575-024-00956-7
DO - 10.1038/s41575-024-00956-7
M3 - Comment/debate
C2 - 39075224
AN - SCOPUS:85199992318
SN - 1759-5045
VL - 21
SP - 531
EP - 532
JO - Nature Reviews Gastroenterology and Hepatology
JF - Nature Reviews Gastroenterology and Hepatology
IS - 8
ER -
