‘EVOLVE-HBV’: A retrospective cross-sectional study to quantify and characterise HBV infection, exposure, immunity and susceptibility in a rural population in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Motswedi Anderson, Lusanda Mazibuko, Gloria Sukali, Tongai G Maponga, Marion Delphin, Elizabeth Waddilove, Janine Upton, VG Naidoo, Stephen Olivier, Gregory Ording-Jespersen, Dickman Gareta, Emily Martyn, Resign Gunda, Kobus Herbst, Willem A Hanekom, Nokukhanya Msomi, Lulama Mthethwa, Malcolm Ellapen, Theresa Smit, Thumbi Ndung’u, Emily B Wong, Mark J Siedner, Thandeka Khoza, Kathy Baisley, Collins Iwuji, Philippa C Matthews

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DOI: 10.64898/2026.03.17.26347919
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@article{allodium:10.64898/2026.03.17.26347919,
  title = {‘EVOLVE-HBV’: A retrospective cross-sectional study to quantify and characterise HBV infection, exposure, immunity and susceptibility in a rural population in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa},
  author = {Motswedi Anderson and Lusanda Mazibuko and Gloria Sukali and Tongai G Maponga and Marion Delphin and Elizabeth Waddilove and Janine Upton and VG Naidoo and Stephen Olivier and Gregory Ording-Jespersen and Dickman Gareta and Emily Martyn and Resign Gunda and Kobus Herbst and Willem A Hanekom and Nokukhanya Msomi and Lulama Mthethwa and Malcolm Ellapen and Theresa Smit and Thumbi Ndung’u and Emily B Wong and Mark J Siedner and Thandeka Khoza and Kathy Baisley and Collins Iwuji and Philippa C Matthews},
  year = {2026},
  doi = {10.64898/2026.03.17.26347919},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.64898/2026.03.17.26347919}
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - ‘EVOLVE-HBV’: A retrospective cross-sectional study to quantify and characterise HBV infection, exposure, immunity and susceptibility in a rural population in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
AU  - Motswedi Anderson
AU  - Lusanda Mazibuko
AU  - Gloria Sukali
AU  - Tongai G Maponga
AU  - Marion Delphin
AU  - Elizabeth Waddilove
AU  - Janine Upton
AU  - VG Naidoo
AU  - Stephen Olivier
AU  - Gregory Ording-Jespersen
AU  - Dickman Gareta
AU  - Emily Martyn
AU  - Resign Gunda
AU  - Kobus Herbst
AU  - Willem A Hanekom
AU  - Nokukhanya Msomi
AU  - Lulama Mthethwa
AU  - Malcolm Ellapen
AU  - Theresa Smit
AU  - Thumbi Ndung’u
AU  - Emily B Wong
AU  - Mark J Siedner
AU  - Thandeka Khoza
AU  - Kathy Baisley
AU  - Collins Iwuji
AU  - Philippa C Matthews
PY  - 2026
DO  - 10.64898/2026.03.17.26347919
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Anderson, M., Mazibuko, L., Sukali, G., Maponga, T. G., Delphin, M., Waddilove, E., Upton, J., Naidoo, V., Olivier, S., Ording-Jespersen, G., Gareta, D., Martyn, E., Gunda, R., Herbst, K., Hanekom, W. A., Msomi, N., Mthethwa, L., Ellapen, M., Smit, T., Ndung’u, T., Wong, E. B., Siedner, M. J., Khoza, T., Baisley, K., Iwuji, C., & Matthews, P. C. (2026). ‘EVOLVE-HBV’: A retrospective cross-sectional study to quantify and characterise HBV infection, exposure, immunity and susceptibility in a rural population in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. https://doi.org/10.64898/2026.03.17.26347919

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