Link Found Between Hepatitis B Strain in Indigenous Australians and Liver Damage

Link found between Hepatitis B strain in Indigenous Australians and liver damage

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First Nations hepatitis B risks revealed in study

A study of more than 700 people living with a unique strain of hepatitis B, predominantly affecting Indigenous people, has found severe risks to liver health.

Revealing the hepatitis B risks for First Nations people in the Northe

Revealing the hepatitis B risks for First Nations people in the Northern Territory Menzies School of Health Research has led the largest-ever study of people living with a unique strain of chronic hepatitis B (C4 hepatitis B) – which predominately affects First Nations Australians in the No