Trends and projections of hepatitis C virus epidemiology in Latin America

D Kershenobich, HA Razavi… - Liver …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Background and aim: The purpose of the present investigation is to provide an analysis of
previous works on the epidemiology of the hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection from six …

Prevalence of hepatitis C virus in the Mexican population: a systematic review

G Santos-López, F Sosa-Jurado, V Vallejo-Ruiz… - Journal of Infection, 2008 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Although hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is considered a relevant public
health problem in Mexico, the prevalence is still under discussion. The objective of this study …

The epidemiologic burden of hepatitis C virus infection in Latin America

SM Szabo, M Bibby, Y Yuan, BMK Donato… - Annals of …, 2015 - medigraphic.com
Chronic infection with hepatitis C virus (HCV) is a major and growing public health concern
worldwide, including in Latin America. With more efficacious therapies becoming available …

Prevalence of hepatitis C virus infection in north-eastern Brazil: a population-based study

MAS Zarife, LK Silva, MBS Silva… - Transactions of the …, 2006 - academic.oup.com
In general, the prevalence and genotype distribution of hepatitis C virus (HCV) are estimated
based on the ambulatory clinic or hospital population. In the present work, a population …

Applying a system approach to forecast the total hepatitis C virus‐infected population size: model validation using US data

D Kershenobich, HA Razavi, CL Cooper… - Liver …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Background: Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is associated with chronic
progressive liver disease. Its global epidemiology is still not well ascertained and its impact …

[HTML][HTML] Prevalence and risk factors of Hepatitis C virus infection in Brazil, 2005 through 2009: a cross-sectional study

LMMB Pereira, CMT Martelli, RC Moreira… - BMC infectious …, 2013 - Springer
Background Hepatitis C chronic liver disease is a major cause of liver transplant in
developed countries. This article reports the first nationwide population-based survey …

Historical epidemiology of hepatitis C virus (HCV) in select countries–volume 3

V Liakina, S Hamid, J Tanaka, S Olafsson… - Journal of viral …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Detailed, country‐specific epidemiological data are needed to characterize the burden of
chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection around the world. With new treatment options …

[HTML][HTML] Global epidemiology and genotype distribution of the hepatitis C virus infection

E Gower, C Estes, S Blach, K Razavi-Shearer… - Journal of …, 2014 - Elsevier
The treatment of chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection has the potential to change
significantly over the next few years as therapeutic regimens are rapidly evolving. However …

[HTML][HTML] Disease burden of chronic hepatitis C in Brazil

PRA Ferreira, CE Brandão-Mello, C Estes… - Brazilian Journal of …, 2015 - SciELO Brasil
abstract Background: Hepatitis C virus infection is a major cause of cirrhosis; hepatocellular
carcinoma; and liver transplantation. The aim of this study was to estimate hepatitis C virus …

[HTML][HTML] Characterizing hepatitis C virus epidemiology in Egypt: systematic reviews, meta-analyses, and meta-regressions

SP Kouyoumjian, H Chemaitelly, LJ Abu-Raddad - Scientific reports, 2018 - nature.com
Egypt is the most affected nation by hepatitis C virus (HCV) and needs a comprehensive
characterization of HCV epidemiology to inform the scale-up of treatment and prevention …