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Yusuke Shimakawa

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Riches N, Henrion M, MacPherson P, Hahn C, Kachala R, Mitchell T, et al.
Lancet Glob Health . 2025 Feb; 13(3):e447-e458. PMID: 40021303
Background: More new infections with hepatitis B virus (HBV) occur annually in the WHO African region than in the rest of the world combined. We did a systematic review and...
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Njouom R, Ndiaye A, Modiyinji A, Lissock F, Vincent J, Baba M, et al.
Virology . 2024 Dec; 602:110316. PMID: 39626609
This study presents a retrospective assessment of the diagnostic performance of the newly developed hepatitis B core-related antigen rapid diagnostic test (HBcrAg-RDT) in detecting plasma samples with elevated hepatitis B...
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Ceesay A, Drammeh S, Ndow G, Jallow A, Nyang H, Bittaye B, et al.
Microorganisms . 2024 Nov; 12(11). PMID: 39597662
The GeneXpert HBV Viral Load test is a simplified tool to scale up screening and HBV monitoring in resource-limited settings, where HBV is endemic and where molecular techniques to quantify...
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Ndow G, Shimakawa Y, Leith D, Bah S, Bangura R, Mahmoud I, et al.
Lancet Gastroenterol Hepatol . 2024 Nov; 9(12):1133-1146. PMID: 39521002
Background: Expanding antiviral therapy to people with chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection who are ineligible to receive treatment under current international criteria has been increasingly debated. Evidence to support...
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Takayama Y, Shimakawa Y, Matsuyama R, Chowell G, Omori R, Nagamoto T, et al.
Emerg Infect Dis . 2024 Oct; 30(11):2343-2351. PMID: 39447162
During the COVID-19 pandemic, widespread school closures were implemented globally based on the assumption that transmission among children in the school environment is common. However, evidence regarding secondary infection rates...
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Takayama Y, Shimakawa Y, Aizawa Y, Butcher C, Chibana N, Collins M, et al.
Jpn J Infect Dis . 2024 Sep; 78(1):8-18. PMID: 39343560
We estimated the seroprevalence of anti-severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (anti-SARS-CoV-2) immunoglobulin G (IgG) in different island groups in Okinawa. A cross-sectional serosurvey was conducted over three periods between...
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Delamare H, Ishii-Rousseau J, Rao A, Cresta M, Vincent J, Segeral O, et al.
JHEP Rep . 2024 Jul; 6(8):101064. PMID: 39035070
Background & Aims: In 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) recommended peripartum antiviral prophylaxis (PAP) for pregnant women infected with hepatitis B virus (HBV) with high viremia (≥200,000 IU/ml). Hepatitis...
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Lumley S, Delphin M, Mokaya J, Tan C, Martyn E, Anderson M, et al.
J Clin Virol . 2024 Jul; 174:105711. PMID: 38991458
Background: As nucleos/tide analogue (NA) therapy (e.g. entecavir and tenofovir) for chronic Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection becomes more widely indicated and available, understanding drug resistance is essential. A systematic...
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Takayama Y, Xu Y, Shimakawa Y, Chowell G, Kozuka M, Omori R, et al.
BMC Infect Dis . 2024 Jun; 24(1):621. PMID: 38910239
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