Hepatitis B Virus Infection as a Neglected Tropical Disease

Abstract

BACKGROUND BACKGROUND CURRENT STRATEGIES FOR HBV... APPLICATION OF NTD CRITERIA... RECOMMENDATIONS BASED ON NTD... CONCLUSIONS SUPPORTING INFORMATION LEGEND REFERENCES The Global Hepatitis Health Sector Strategy is aiming for elimination of viral hepatitis as a public health threat by 2030 [1], while enhanced elimination efforts for hepatitis are also promoted under the broader remit of global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) [2]. This is an enormous challenge for hepatitis B virus (HBV) given the estimated global burden of 260 million chronic carriers, of whom the majority are unaware of their infection [3] (Figure 1).\n\nWe here present HBV within the framework for ...