Publication Name	World Journal of Gastroenterology
Manuscript ID	38813
Country	Somalia

Category	Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Manuscript Type	Meta-Analysis
Article Title	Epidemiology of viral hepatitis in Somalia: Systematic review and meta-analysis study
Manuscript Source	Unsolicited Manuscript
All Author List	Mohamed Abdulkadir Hassan-Kadle, Mugtaba Sulaiman Osman and Pavel Petrovich Ogurtsov
Funding Agency and Grant Number
Corresponding Author	Mohamed Abdulkadir Hassan-Kadle, MBChB, MD, Doctor, Abrar Research and Training Center, Abrar University, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Dufle Specialist Hospital, Digfer Street, Hodan district, Mogadishu 252, Benadir, Somalia. dr.kadle@abrar.edu.so
Key Words	Viral hepatitis; Hepatitis A virus; Hepatitis B virus; Hepatitis C virus; Hepatitis D virus; Hepatitis E virus; Systematic review; Meta-analysis, Somalia
Core Tip	This is the first article reviewing epidemiology of viral hepatitis in Somalia with systematic review and meta-analysis of the published and unpublished reports from 1977 to 2016 among prevalence of all types’ viral hepatitis in Somalia.
Citation	Hassan-Kadle MA, Mugtaba SO, Ogurtsov PP. Epidemiology of viral hepatitis in Somalia: Systematic review and meta-analysis study. World J Gastroenterol 2018; 24(34): 3927-3957

Received	2018-03-17 08:11
Peer-Review Started	2018-03-17 13:01
To Make the First Decision	2018-04-11 06:51
Return for Revision	2018-04-18 06:23
Revised	2018-05-25 09:31
Second Decision	2018-06-21 08:55
Accepted by Journal Editor-in-Chief
Accepted by Company Editor-in-Chief	2018-06-21 17:55
Articles in Press	2018-06-21 17:55
Publication Fee Transferred
Edit the Manuscript by Language Editor
Typeset the Manuscript	2018-09-05 07:29

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