African Journal of
Biotechnology

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Biotechnol.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1684-5315
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJB
  • Start Year: 2002
  • Published Articles: 12487

Full Length Research Paper

HBc antibody seroprevalence in HBs negative antigen blood donors at the Chad National Blood Transfusion Center in N’Djamena

Djimadoum Mbanga
  • Djimadoum Mbanga
  • National Blood Transfusion Center (CNTS), N'Djamena, Chad.
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Nadlaou Bessimbaye
  • Nadlaou Bessimbaye
  • Laboratories Department, National Reference University Hospital (CHU-RN), N’Djamena, Chad.
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Mayanna Habkréo
  • Mayanna Habkréo
  • Department of Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology, General National Reference Hospital, N’Djamena, Chad.
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Georges Doumdé
  • Georges Doumdé
  • Laboratories Department, National Reference University Hospital (CHU-RN), N’Djamena, Chad.
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Nicolas Barro
  • Nicolas Barro
  • Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Epidemiology and Surveillance of Bacteria and Viruses Transmitted by Food (LaBESTA)/Doctoral School of Sciences and Technologies, University of Ouaga 1 Joseph KI-ZERBO, 03 BP 7021 Ouagadougou 03, Burkina Faso.
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  •  Received: 03 November 2020
  •  Accepted: 14 December 2020
  •  Published: 31 January 2021

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