Hepatitis C Antibodies among Blood Donors, Senegal, 2001
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Hepatitis C Antibodies among Blood Donors, Senegal, 2001
To the Editor: Prevalence of chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) among blood donors has been assessed in a few West African countries ; most recent estimates range from 1.1% to 6.7% (1–4). A recent meta-analysis of studies, including a confirmation test, yielded an average prevalence of HCV infection of 3.0% (5). Until 2001, no systematic screening of HCV infection occurred among blood donors in Se...
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عنوان ژورنال: Emerging Infectious Diseases
سال: 2003
ISSN: 1080-6040,1080-6059
DOI: 10.3201/eid0911.030191