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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
immunology and microbiology
Hepatitis C virus infection and genotypes among human immunodeficiency virus high-risk groups in Cameroon
Journal of Medical Virology, Volume 66, No. 2, Year 2002
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Parenteral transmission of HCV is well established but other possible routes such as heterosexual transmission are still questioned. The Central African region is characterised by a high HCV endemicity without any evidence on the route of transmission. The information on HCV genotypes that circulate in this area is also limited and controversial. HIV infection is very frequent in this region and mostly acquired via the heterosexual route. The aim of this work was to investigate the trend of HCV infection and genotypes among HIV high-risk groups from Cameroon. Four hundred eighty-two patients including 229 tuberculosis clinic attendants, 184 sexually transmitted disease clinic attendants, and 69 HIV clinical suspects from another clinic were enrolled. All plasma samples were screened for antibodies to HCV and HCV RNA. Genotypes were assigned by sequencing a 5′UTR amplified fragment. The overall prevalence of HCV markers was 11.6% and a significant increasing trend with respect to age was observed. A proportion of 64.1% (34/53) of HCV antibody positive samples was viraemic. HCV RNA was found in 3 samples that were indeterminate in RIBA 3.0. One was negative in the antibody screening test and the two others were weakly positive. The data on HCV genotypes revealed that genotype 1 was involved in 57% of viraemias, genotype 2 in 24%, while genotypes 4 and 5a accounted for 16 and 3%, respectively. In contrary to the predominance of genotype 4 reported in some African countries and even the neighbouring countries, these data demonstrate clearly that HCV infection in Cameroon is dominated by genotypes 1 and 2. No association was found between the HCV markers and the presence of HIV infection. It is concluded, therefore, that the heterosexual route plays a minor role in HCV transmission in this country. © 2002 Wiley-Liss, Inc.
Authors & Co-Authors
Ndjomou, Jean
Germany, Bonn
Universität Bonn
Kupfer, Bernd
Cameroon, Yaounde
University Center Hospital
Kochan, Bettina
Germany, Bonn
Universität Bonn
Zekeng, Leópold
Germany, Bonn
Universität Bonn
Kaptué, Lazare Noche
Cameroon, Yaounde
University Center Hospital
Matz, Bertfried
Germany, Bonn
Universität Bonn
Statistics
Citations: 51
Authors: 6
Affiliations: 2
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1002/jmv.2128
ISSN:
01466615
Research Areas
Genetics And Genomics
Health System And Policy
Infectious Diseases
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study
Study Locations
Cameroon