Lihana R

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Lihana R

Centre for Virus Research, Kenya Medical Research Institute, Nairobi, Kenya

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Dr. Lihana R is currently working as a Professor in the Centre for Virus Research, Kenya Medical Research Institute, Nairobi, Kenya. Dr. Lihana R area of research interests include Virus Research.

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Hepatitis B virus (HBV) and Hepatitis C virus (HCV) are blood borne viruses that can cause chronic liver disease leading to liver cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). More than 2 billion people have been infected with HBV with over 350 million being chronic carriers. About 3% of the world's population is infected with HCV with about 170 million being chronic carriers.