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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
immunology and microbiology
Historical epidemiology of hepatitis C virus in select countries—volume 4
Journal of Viral Hepatitis, Volume 24, Year 2017
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Due to the introduction of newer, more efficacious treatment options, there is a pressing need for policy makers and public health officials to develop or adapt national hepatitis C virus (HCV) control strategies to the changing epidemiological landscape. To do so, detailed, country-specific data are needed to characterize the burden of chronic HCV infection. In this study of 17 countries, a literature review of published and unpublished data on HCV prevalence, viraemia, genotype, age and gender distribution, liver transplants and diagnosis and treatment rates was conducted, and inputs were validated by expert consensus in each country. Viraemic prevalence in this study ranged from 0.2% in Hong Kong to 2.4% in Taiwan, while the largest viraemic populations were in Nigeria (2 597 000 cases) and Taiwan (569 000 cases). Diagnosis, treatment and liver transplant rates varied widely across the countries included in this analysis, as did the availability of reliable data. Addressing data gaps will be critical for the development of future strategies to manage and minimize the disease burden of hepatitis C. © 2017 The Authors. Journal of Viral Hepatitis Published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
Authors & Co-Authors
Maaroufi, Abderrahmane
Morocco, Agdal Rabat
Institut National D'hygiène
Vince, Adriana
Croatia, Zagreb
University of Zagreb
Himatt, Sayed
Qatar, Doha
Ministry of Public Health Qatar
Mohamed, Rosmawati Binti
Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur
University of Malaya Medical Centre
Fung, James Yan Yue
Hong Kong, Hong Kong
The University of Hong Kong
Opare-Sem, Ohene K.
Ghana, Kumasi
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science & Technology
Workneh, A.
Switzerland, Geneva
Organisation Mondiale de la Santé
Ethiopia, Addis Ababa
Federal Ministry of Health - Ethiopia
Njouom, Richard
Cameroon, Yaounde
Centre Pasteur du Cameroun
Al Ghazzawi, Imad
Unknown Affiliation
Abdulla, Maheeba A.M.
Bahrain, Manama
Ministry of Health, Kingdom of Bahrain
Kaliaskarova, Kulpash S.
Unknown Affiliation
Owusu-Ofori, Shirley P.
Ghana, Kumasi
Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital
Abdelmageed, M. K.
Qatar, Doha
Hamad Medical Corporation
Adda, Danjuma
Nigeria, Abuja
Civil Society Network on Hepatitis
Akin, O.
Nigeria, Abuja
Federal Ministry of Health
Al Baqali, A.
Unknown Affiliation
Al-Dweik, Nazeeh Z.
Qatar, Doha
Hamad Medical Corporation
Al-Ejji, Khalid Mohsin A.A.
Qatar, Doha
Hamad Medical Corporation
Al-Kaabi, Saad Rashid
Qatar, Doha
Hamad Medical Corporation
Al-Naamani, Khalid M.
Oman, Muscat
Armed Forces Hospital
Al-Qamish, Jehad Radhi A.
Bahrain, Manama
Ibn Al-nafees Hospital
Al Sadadi, M.
Bahrain, Manama
Ministry of Health, Kingdom of Bahrain
Salman, Jasim Mohammed
Bahrain, Manama
Ministry of Health, Kingdom of Bahrain
AlBadri, M.
Qatar, Doha
Hamad Medical Corporation
Al-Busafi, Said A.
Oman, Muscat
Sultan Qaboos University Hospital
Al-Romaihi, Hamad Eid
Qatar, Doha
Ministry of Public Health Qatar
Ampofo, William Kwabena
Ghana, Accra
University of Ghana
Antonov, Krasimir A.
Bulgaria, Sofia
Sveti Ivan Rilski Hospital
Anyaike, Chukwuma
Nigeria, Abuja
Federal Ministry of Health
Arome, F.
Unknown Affiliation
Bane, Abate
Ethiopia, Addis Ababa
Addis Ababa University
Ethiopia, Addis Ababa
Ethiopian Medical Association
Blach, Sarah
United States, Lafayette
Center for Disease Analysis Foundation
Borodo, Muhammad Musa
Nigeria, Kano
Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital
Nigeria, Kano
Bayero University
Brandon, Samantha M.
United States, Lafayette
Center for Disease Analysis Foundation
Bright, Bisi
Nigeria, Lagos
Livewell Initiative Lwi
Butt, Mohammed Tariq
Qatar, Doha
Hamad Medical Corporation
Cárdenas, Iván
Colombia, Bogota
Ministry of Health and Social Protection
Chan, Henry Lik Yuen
Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Chinese University of Hong Kong
Chen, Chien-Jen Jong
Taiwan, Nankang
Academia Sinica Taiwan
CHEN, DING SHINN
Taiwan, Taipei
National Taiwan University Hospital
Chen, Pei-Jer
Taiwan, Taipei
National Taiwan University
Chien, Rongnan
Taiwan, Taipei
Chang Gung Memorial Hospital
Chuang, Wan–Long
Taiwan, Kaohsiung
Kaohsiung Medical University Chung-ho Memorial Hospital
Cuellar, Diego Alberto
Colombia, Bogota
Ministry of Health and Social Protection
Derbala, Moutaz F.M.
Qatar, Doha
Hamad Medical Corporation
Elbardiny, A. A.
Qatar, Doha
Ministry of Public Health Qatar
Estes, Chris R.
United States, Lafayette
Center for Disease Analysis Foundation
Farag, Elmoubasher Abu Baker Abd
Qatar, Doha
Ministry of Public Health Qatar
Gamkrelidze, Ivane
United States, Lafayette
Center for Disease Analysis Foundation
Garcia, Virginia
Dominican Republic, Santo Domingo
Ministerio de Salud Pública
Genov, Jordan
Bulgaria, Sofia
University Hospital 'queen Giovanna '
Ghandour, Z.
Bahrain, Riffa
Bdf Hospital
Ghuloom, Mohamed
Bahrain, Manama
Ministry of Health, Kingdom of Bahrain
Gómez, Bertha
United States, Washington, D.c.
Pan American Health Organization
Gunter, Jessie
United States, Lafayette
Center for Disease Analysis Foundation
Habeeb, J.
Bahrain, Manama
Ministry of Health, Kingdom of Bahrain
Hajelssedig, Omer Eljyli
Qatar, Doha
Hamad Medical Corporation
Hamoudi, Waseem T.Y.
Jordan, Amman
Al-bashir Hospital
Jordan, Amman
Jordan Ministry of Health
Hrstić, Irena
Croatia, Pula
General Hospital Pula
Hu, Chingchih
Taiwan, Taipei
Chang Gung Memorial Hospital
Huang, Chungfeng
Taiwan, Kaohsiung
Kaohsiung Medical University Chung-ho Memorial Hospital
Hui, Yee Tak T.
China, Hong Kong
Queen Elizabeth Hospital Hong Kong
Jahis, Rohani
Malaysia, Putrajaya
Kementerian Kesihatan Malaysia
Jelev, Deian T.
Bulgaria, Sofia
Sveti Ivan Rilski Hospital
John, Anil K.
Qatar, Doha
Hamad Medical Corporation
Kamel, Yasser Medhat
Qatar, Doha
Hamad Medical Corporation
Egypt, Minya
Faculty of Medicine
Kao, Jian Horng
Taiwan, Taipei
National Taiwan University Hospital
Khamis, Jawad
Bahrain, Manama
Ministry of Health, Kingdom of Bahrain
Khattabi, Hamida
Switzerland, Geneva
Organisation Mondiale de la Santé
Khoudri, Ibtissam
Morocco, Agdal Rabat
Institut National D'hygiène
Konysbekova, Aliya
Kazakhstan, Astana
Republican Diagnostic Center
Kotzev, Iskren Andreev
Bulgaria, Varna
University Hospital St. Marina
Lai, Moonsing
Unknown Affiliation
Lao, Wai Cheung C.
China, Hong Kong
Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital
Layden, Jennifer E.
United States, Chicago
Loyola University Chicago
Lee, Meihsuan
Taiwan, Taipei
National Yang-ming University Taiwan
Lesi, Adenike Olufunmilayo
Nigeria, Lagos
University of Lagos
Nigeria, Lagos
Lagos University Teaching Hospital
Li, Michael Kin Kong
China, Hong Kong
Tuen Mun Hospital
Lo, Angeline Oi Shan
Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Chinese University of Hong Kong
Loo, Chingkong
China, Hong Kong
Kwong Wah Hospital
Lukšić, Boris
Croatia, Split
Klinički Bolnički Centar Split
Malu, Abraham O.
Nigeria, Makurdi
Benue State University
Mateva, Lyudmila
Bulgaria, Sofia
Sveti Ivan Rilski Hospital
Mitova, Rumiana
Bulgaria, Sofia
University Hospital 'queen Giovanna '
Morović, Miro
Croatia, Zadar
General Hospital Zadar
Murphy, Kimberly
United States, Lafayette
Center for Disease Analysis Foundation
Mustapha, B.
Morocco, Agdal Rabat
Ibn Sina Hospital, Agdal Rabat
Nde, Helen M.
United States, Lafayette
Center for Disease Analysis Foundation
Nersesov, Alexander V.
Kazakhstan, Almaty
Scientific and Research Institute of Cardiology and Internal Diseases
Ngige, Evelyn Nkadi
Nigeria, Abuja
Federal Ministry of Health
Njoya, Oudou
Cameroon, Yaounde
Université de Yaoundé I
Nonković, Diana
Unknown Affiliation
Obekpa, Solomon A.
Nigeria, Makurdi
Benue State University
Oguche, Stephen O.
Nigeria, Jos
University of Jos
Okolo, E. E.
Unknown Affiliation
Omede, Ogu
Nigeria, Abuja
Federal Ministry of Health
Omuemu, Casimir Erhunmwun
Nigeria, Benin
University of Benin
Ondoa, Pascale
Netherlands, Amsterdam
Amsterdam Institute for Global Health and Development
Ethiopia, Addis Ababa
African Society for Laboratory Medicine
Phillips, Richard Odame
Ghana, Kumasi
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science & Technology
Prokopenko, Y. N.
Unknown Affiliation
Razavi, Homie A.
United States, Lafayette
Center for Disease Analysis Foundation
Razavi-Shearer, Devin
United States, Lafayette
Center for Disease Analysis Foundation
Redae, Berhane
Ethiopia, Addis Ababa
Ethiopian Medical Association
Ethiopia, Addis Ababa
St. Paul‘s Hospital Millennium Medical College
Reic, Tatjana
Unknown Affiliation
Rinke de Wit, Tobias Floris
Netherlands, Amsterdam
Pharmaccess Foundation
Ríos, Cielo Yaneth
Colombia, Bogota
Ministry of Health and Social Protection
Robbins, S. J.
United States, Lafayette
Center for Disease Analysis Foundation
Roberts, Lewis Rowland
United States, Rochester
Mayo Clinic
Schmelzer, Jonathan D.
United States, Lafayette
Center for Disease Analysis Foundation
Simonova, Marieta Y.
Bulgaria, Sofia
Military Medical Academy, Sofia
Sultan, Khaleel Hassan
Qatar, Doha
Hamad Medical Corporation
Tan, Soeksiam
Malaysia, Selangor
Hospital Selayang
Tchernev, Konstantin Georgiev
Unknown Affiliation
Tsang, Owen Tak Yin
China, Hong Kong
Princess Margaret Hospital Hong Kong
Tzeuton, Christian
Cameroon, Douala
University of Douala
Uzochukwu, Benjamin S.Chudi
Nigeria, Naukka
University of Nigeria
Wong, Vincent Wai Sun
Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Chinese University of Hong Kong
Youbi, Mohammed
Morocco, Agdal Rabat
Institut National D'hygiène
Yuen, Man Fung
Hong Kong
Queen Mary Hospital Hong Kong
Razavi-Shearer, Kathryn
United States, Lafayette
Center for Disease Analysis Foundation
Statistics
Citations: 35
Authors: 120
Affiliations: 72
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1111/jvh.12762
ISSN:
13520504
Research Areas
Genetics And Genomics
Health System And Policy
Infectious Diseases
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study
Study Approach
Systematic review
Study Locations
Nigeria