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 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 …

We performed serologic tests for hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection on sera obtained from 163
volunteer blood donors seen at one Cairo hospital. We found HCV infection in 36 donors …

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 …

A study was carried out on 90 serum samples from non-professional blood donors to find out
the relative prevalence of HBV and HCV among those blood donors. Results demonstrated …

Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is considered the most common etiology of chronic liver disease
(CLD) in Egypt, where prevalence of antibodies to HCV (anti-HCV) is∼ 10-fold greater than …

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 …

The incidence of hepatitis C (HCV) infection and associated risk factors were prospectively
assessed in a cohort of 6,734 Egyptians from 2 rural villages who were negative for …

This investigation's objective was to identify risk factors for hepatitis C virus (HCV) in a
village in Upper Egypt with a moderately high prevalence (8.7%) of antibodies to HCV (anti …

Since the discovery of hepatitis C virus (HCV) in 1989 as the causative agent of post-
transfusion non-A non-B hepatitis, the epidemiology, pattern of transmission, different …