Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is hyperendemic in Egypt, with seroprevalence rates of
10— 20% among volunteer blood donors, and even higher rates reported among …

Residents of Egypt's Nile river delta have among the world's highest seroprevalence of
hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. To assess the impact of HCV on chronic liver disease, we …

The prevalence of antibody to hepatitis C virus (anti-HCV) was determined in a cross-
sectional survey in a village in Upper Egypt. Exposure and demographic characteristics …

High prevalence rates of hepatitis C virus (HCV) were recently reported among Egyptian
blood donors. To confirm these observations and estimate the magnitude of HCV infection in …

The seroprevalence of antibody to hepatitis C virus (anti-HCV) and the possible modes of
transmission of HCV were investigated in Gizan, southern Saudi Arabia. The sample size …

This report describes a cross-sectional survey of the prevalence of antibodies to hepatitis C
virus (anti-HCV) in a rural Egyptian community in the Nile Delta. One half of the village …

The purpose of this study was to identify risk factors for hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection in a
rural village in the Nile Delta with a high prevalence of antibodies to HCV (anti-HCV). One …

Previous studies on the prevalence of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection in Asian countries
reported an average prevalence of less than 1.5%. In this study a combination of second …

Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) is the principal agent of non-A, non-B hepatitis and its spread in the
community is not well defined. We evaluated the prevalence of anti-HCV (ortho ELISA …

The prevalence of antibody to hepatitis C virus (HCV) was estimated in 3 tropical
populations using 2 screening ELlSAs to detect antibody to the c100‐3 antigen and 2 …