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Epidemiology of HCV infection in Gezira state of central Sudan
Author(s) -
Mudawi Hatim M.Y.,
Smith Heather M.,
Rahoud Siddig A.,
Fletcher Ian A.,
Babikir Adel M.,
Saeed Osman K.,
Fedail Suleiman S.
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
journal of medical virology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.782
H-Index - 121
eISSN - 1096-9071
pISSN - 0146-6615
DOI - 10.1002/jmv.20780
Subject(s) - seroprevalence , epidemiology , medicine , hepatitis c virus , population , schistosoma mansoni , virology , immunology , antibody , schistosomiasis , virus , serology , environmental health , helminths
This is a cross sectional study carried out in Gezira state of central Sudan, an area with a high prevalence of Schistosoma mansoni infection, to determine the prevalence of hepatitis C virus (HCV) antibodies and risks factors for HCV infection. A total of 410 subjects in Um Zukra village were tested for HCV antibodies, 2.2% were reactive. The prevalence was highest in those between 11 and 20 years old with equal prevalence among males and females. No correlation was found between HCV infection and S. mansoni infection or parenteral antischistosomal therapy. It was concluded that HCV infection is of low seroprevalence and that schistosomiasis and parenteral antischistosomal therapy are not major risk factors for infection in the population studied. J. Med. Virol. 79:383–385, 2007. © 2007 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.