Hepatitis B

Hepatitis B virus (HBV) is one of the most common blood-borne viruses worldwide; it can cause both an acute and chronic (long-term) infection. HBV is a major cause of liver disease and hepatocellular carcinoma (primary liver cancer), and it is estimated that worldwide 254 million people were living with chronic hepatitis B infection in 2022 [1]. Approximately 1.1 million people died due to the consequences of hepatitis B infection in 2022 [1]