Background: The hepatitis C pandemic has been systematically studied and characterized
in North America and Europe, but this important public health problem has not received …

The burden of hepatitis B virus (HBV) disease and efforts to control infection will determine
the future size of the population requiring treatment of HBV infection. To quantify the current …

BACKGROUND: Pakistan carries one of the world's highest burdens of chronic hepatitis and
mortality due to liver failure and hepatocellular carcinomas. However, national level …

To characterize hepatitis C virus (HCV) epidemiology in Pakistan and estimate the pooled
mean HCV antibody prevalence in different risk populations, we systematically reviewed all …

A prevalence survey on hepatitis B and C infections was carried out to obtain national
estimates and assess epidemiological dynamics and underlying risk factors. Overall …

The aim of the study was to analyse the current literature regarding the mode of transmission
of HCV and its global prevalence in different groups of people. A systematic review of the …

No cancer incidence data from Pakistan have been published in the 5 decades since
independence. Incidence data for the period 1995–1997 from the population of the Karachi …

Following reports of frequent deaths associated with jaundice and chronic liver disease
among adults in a periurban community of Karachi, Pakistan, an investigation was …

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 …

A review of published literature on viral hepatitis infections in Pakistan is presented. A total
of 220 abstracts available in the Pakmedinet and Medline have been searched. All relevant …