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HBV Genome, HBsAg Isolation and Virotherapy Innovation Using Plant System in the Middle East
Author(s): Essam M Janahi; Aboul-Ata E Aboul-Ata*; I M El-Kalamawy; Amal Mahmoud; M S El-Ghanam; Kathleen Hefferon
HBV is the second member of 5-hepatitis virus (A,B,C,D,E). It belongs to family hepadnaviridae. It has almost dsDNA genome [33]. WHO Have surveyed HBV, D type in different countries in the Middle East. They found that Egypt has 3-11%, Iraq 4-5%, Jourdan has 2.6-10%, Libya has 2-6%, Oman has 2.3-10%, KSA has 7.4-17%, Sudan has 16-20%, Tunisia has 6.5%, UAE has 2-5%, and Yemen has 12.7-18.5%. They used ELISA for virus detection.
