Hepatitis B: What people can learn from donkeys

(German Center for Infection Research) The discovery of a previously unknown hepatitis B virus in donkeys and zebras opens up new opportunities for understanding the course of the disease. A global research consortium was able to show that the course of the infection with this virus is similar to that of chronic hepatitis B in humans. The study was led by DZIF scientists at the Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin and the Justus Liebig University Giessen.