High Frequency of Active HCV Infection Among Seropositive Cases in West Africa and Evidence for Multiple Transmission Pathways | Zendy

Jennifer E. Layden | Zendy; Richard Odame Phillips | Zendy; Shirley OwusuOfori | Zendy; Fred Stephen Sarfo | Zendy; Stephanie Kliethermes‌ | Zendy; Nallely Mora | Zendy; Dorcas Owusu | Zendy; Kenrad E. Nelson | Zendy; Ohene OpareSem | Zendy; Lara R. Dugas | Zendy; Amy Luke | Zendy; David A. Shoham | Zendy; Joseph C. Forbi | Zendy; Yury Khudyakov | Zendy; Richard Cooper | Zendy

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High Frequency of Active HCV Infection Among Seropositive Cases in West Africa and Evidence for Multiple Transmission Pathways

Author(s) -

Jennifer E. Layden,

Richard Odame Phillips,

Shirley OwusuOfori,

Fred Stephen Sarfo,

Stephanie Kliethermes‌,

Nallely Mora,

Dorcas Owusu,

Kenrad E. Nelson,

Ohene OpareSem,

Lara R. Dugas,

Amy Luke,

David A. Shoham,

Joseph C. Forbi,

Yury Khudyakov,

Richard Cooper

Publication year - 2014

Publication title -

clinical infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44

H-Index - 336

eISSN - 1537-6591

pISSN - 1058-4838

DOI - 10.1093/cid/ciu965

Subject(s) - medicine , viremia , transmission (telecommunications) , hepatitis c virus , coinfection , serology , immunology , hepatitis c , demography , virus , antibody , electrical engineering , sociology , engineering

Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) has one of the highest global hepatitis C virus (HCV) prevalence estimates. However, reports that suggest high rates of serologic false positives and low levels of viremia have led to uncertainty regarding the burden of active infection in this region. Additionally, little is known about the predominant transmission risk factors in SSA.

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