Analyses of blood donor samples from eight provinces in Lao PDR suggest considerable variation concerning HBV exposure and carriage

Phonethipsavanh Nouanthong; Lisa Hefele; Jerapha Keokhamphue; Vonhphet Sorrasin; Vilaysone Khounvisith; Chanthala Souksakhone; Prapan Jutavijittum; Claude P. Muller; Antony P. Black; Judith M. Hübschen

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0259814

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Analyses of blood donor samples from eight provinces in Lao PDR suggest considerable variation concerning HBV exposure and carriage

Phonethipsavanh Nouanthong,

Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Investigation, Project administration, Writing – original draft

Affiliation Lao-Lux Laboratory, Institut Pasteur du Laos, Ban Kao-Gnot, Sisattanak District, Vientiane, Lao PDR
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Lisa Hefele,

Roles Formal analysis, Investigation, Writing – original draft

Affiliation Department of Infection and Immunity, Luxembourg Institute of Health, Esch-sur-Alzette, Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5449-9503

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Jerapha Keokhamphue,

Roles Project administration

Affiliation National Blood Transfusion Center, Lao Red Cross, Rue Phai Nam, Vientiane, Lao PDR
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Vonhphet Sorrasin,

Roles Project administration

Affiliation National Blood Transfusion Center, Lao Red Cross, Rue Phai Nam, Vientiane, Lao PDR
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Vilaysone Khounvisith,

Roles Formal analysis, Investigation

Affiliation Lao-Lux Laboratory, Institut Pasteur du Laos, Ban Kao-Gnot, Sisattanak District, Vientiane, Lao PDR
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Chanthala Souksakhone,

Roles Project administration

Affiliation National Blood Transfusion Center, Lao Red Cross, Rue Phai Nam, Vientiane, Lao PDR
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Prapan Jutavijittum,

Roles Conceptualization

Affiliation Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand
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Claude P. Muller,

Roles Conceptualization, Writing – original draft

Affiliation Department of Infection and Immunity, Luxembourg Institute of Health, Esch-sur-Alzette, Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg
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Antony P. Black,

Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Writing – original draft

Affiliation Lao-Lux Laboratory, Institut Pasteur du Laos, Ban Kao-Gnot, Sisattanak District, Vientiane, Lao PDR
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Judith M. Hübschen

Roles Formal analysis, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

* E-mail: judith.huebschen@lih.lu

Affiliation Department of Infection and Immunity, Luxembourg Institute of Health, Esch-sur-Alzette, Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg
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Analyses of blood donor samples from eight provinces in Lao PDR suggest considerable variation concerning HBV exposure and carriage

Phonethipsavanh Nouanthong,
Lisa Hefele,
Jerapha Keokhamphue,
Vonhphet Sorrasin,
Vilaysone Khounvisith,
Chanthala Souksakhone,
Prapan Jutavijittum,
Claude P. Muller,
Antony P. Black,
Judith M. Hübschen

Published: December 13, 2021
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0259814

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