[An experience of hepatitis B control in a rural area in Far North Cameroon].

Experience of four years of control of the transmission of hepatitis B in a rural area in Far North Cameroon is presented: (i) prevention of mother to child transmission, (ii) HBsAg screening before blood transfusion, (iii) detection of HIV/HBV co-infections, (iv) protection of healthcare workers. The prevalence of HBsAg is very high in the four populations studied: 18.2% of pregnant women, 16.

High endemicity and low molecular diversity of hepatitis B virus infections in pregnant women in a rural district of North Cameroon.

Background: A program, supported by the GEMHEP (Groupe d'étude Moléculaire des Hépatites), was established in 2007 in the sanitary district of Tokombéré, to prevent perinatal transmission of hepatitis B virus (HBV). It comprises screening for HBV surface antigen (HBsAg) in all pregnant women and vaccinating the newborn if tests are positive.

Methods/principal Findings: 1276 women were enrolled in the study after providing informed consent.

[Viral markers of hepatitis B, C and D and HB vaccination status of a health care team in a rural district of Cameroon].

Unlabelled: Ninety-three health care workers (HCW) in the Tokombere sahelian district volunteered to participate in a trial to investigate viral markers of hepatitis B, C, and D and HB vaccination status.

Methods: . Sera were tested using the Vikia HBsAg kit followed by CMIA for detection of HBsAg, anti-HBs, anti-HBc, and anti-HCV.