The hepatitis B virus (HBV) is a coated DNA virus that causes hepatitis B infection.
Synonyms
Hepatitis B virus
Detailed description
Hepatitis 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.
Over 12 million people worldwide suffer from a chronic infection with the hepatitis D virus. This most severe viral liver disease is associated with a high risk of dying from liver cirrhosis and liver
TherVacB, a novel therapeutic vaccine to combat chronic hepatitis B, entered the first clinical trial. The vaccine was designed and developed under the leadership of Helmholtz Munich. This phase Ia
The Faculty of Medicine at the University of Basel has awarded an honorary doctorate to DZIF Professor Dr Stephan Urban from the Medical Faculty at the Heidelberg University. The award acknowledges
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The German Center for Infection Research (DZIF) and the French National Research Agency for HIV, viral hepatitis and emerging infectious diseases (ANRS | MIE)announced their commitment to
