Summary The Asia-Pacific region is home to more than half of the global population and
accounted for 62· 6% of global deaths due to liver diseases in 2015. 54· 3% of global deaths …

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 …

Chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is a leading cause of liver related morbidity and
mortality. In many countries, there is a lack of comprehensive epidemiological data that are …

Abstract Background and Aim Burden of hepatitis C in India is not known. We therefore
conducted a systematic review of the available data on anti‐hepatitis C virus (HCV) …

Globally, around 150 million people are infected with hepatitis C virus (HCV). India
contributes a large proportion of this HCV burden. The prevalence of HCV infection in India …

Viral hepatitis is a cause for major health care burden in India and is now equated as a
threat comparable to the “big three” communicable diseases–HIV/AIDS, malaria and …

Background Libya is one of the largest countries in Africa and has the longest coast in the
Mediterranean basin facing southern Europe. High rates of prevalence of viral hepatitis have …

Introduction Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection prevalence is believed to be elevated in
Punjab, India; however, state-wide prevalence data are not available. An understanding of …

Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is a globally prevalent pathogen and is a major cause of healthcare
burden in India. HCV poses a significant problem in the state of Punjab, India owing to the …

Pakistan has a high prevalence of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection, estimated at
4.9%(2,290/46,843) in the 2007 national HCV seroprevalence survey. We used data from …