Choga, Wonderful T.
Anderson, Motswedi
Zumbika, Edward
Moyo, Sikhulile http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3821-4592
Mbangiwa, Tshepiso
Phinius, Bonolo B.
Melamu, Pinkie
Kayembe, Mukendi K.
Kasvosve, Ishmael
Sebunya, Theresa K.
Blackard, Jason T.
Essex, Max
Musonda, Rosemary M.
Gaseitsiwe, Simani
Funding for this research was provided by:
Wellcome Trust (107752/Z/15/Z)
SANTHE (DEL-15-006)
Article History
Received: 13 June 2018
Accepted: 25 October 2018
First Online: 31 October 2018
Compliance with ethical standards
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: The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.
: The participants’ samples used in the study were residual from blood donors, obtained already de-identified and anonymous. These were a sub-population of HBV + screened samples from National Blood Transfusion services in Botswana (NBTS). The study was approved by the University of Botswana Institute Review Board and the Health Research Development Division (HRDD) at the Botswana Ministry of Health and Wellness (HPDME 13/18/1).