BACKGROUND Pakistan is home to approximately 10 million HCV infected people. HCV prevalence is expected to be higher in the earthquake affected area of Tehsil Oghi. The aim of this study was to estimate HCV prevalence in three Union Councils of Tehsil Oghi, i.e., Oghi, Shamdhara and Kathai, and to assess HCV knowledge and awareness in the population. METHODS This is an observational study car...

Clinical diagnosis of a chemical burn of the oral mucous membranes may be a diagnostic challenge. This article's intent is to illustrate the typical appearance of a chemical mucosal burn and to increase awareness of the various compounds which, when in contact with the mucous membranes, can result in a burn. The authors present a case involving a self-inflicted chemical injury of the oral mucou...

H Levine ([email protected])1, E Kopel2, E Anis1,2, N Givon-Lavi3, R Dagan3 1. Braun School of Public Health and Community Medicine, Hebrew University-Hadassah, Jerusalem, Israel 2. Division of Epidemiology, Ministry of Health, Jerusalem, Israel 3. Pediatric Infectious Disease Unit, Soroka University Medical Center and the Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Be...