Zain Majid¹*, Nishat Akbar¹ and Nasir Hassan Luck²

¹Consultant, Department of Hepatogastroenterology, Sindh Institute of Urology and Transplantation, SIUT, Karachi, Pakistan
²Professor, Department of Hepatogastroenterology, Sindh Institute of Urology and Transplantation, SIUT, Karachi, Pakistan

*Corresponding Author:Zain Majid, Consultant, Department of Hepatogastroenterology, Sindh Institute of Urology and Transplantation, SIUT, Karachi, Pakistan.

Received: June 24, 2022; Published: July 04, 2022

Abstract

Hepatitis B and C are deadly diseases that have plagued our world for over 50 years. Hepatitis D, though discovered later on, infects around 15 million people globally. Every year the world hepatitis day is observed globally on the 28th of July. We through this letter wish to educate the masses about hepatitis D virus and its impact not only worldwide but to the Pakistani population as well

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Citation

Citation: Zain Majid., et al. “An Update on Hepatitis D Virus in Pakistan". Acta Scientific Gastrointestinal Disorders 5.8 (2022): 08-09.

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