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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
agricultural and biological sciences
High prevalence of hepatitis C virus among urban and rural population groups in Egypt
Acta Tropica, Volume 59, No. 2, Year 1995
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Hepatitis C is a major health problem for Egypt. The aim of this study was to determine the seroprevalence of antibodies to hepatitis C virus among different population groups living in urban and in two different rural areas (Suez Canal and North Sinai) of Egypt. Secondary objectives were to study the possible association between multiple blood transfusions, haemodialysis or Schistosomiasis and the seroprevalence of antibodies to hepatitis C. A seroprevalence of hepatitis C virus in the urban blood donor population of 14.5% was found, confirming other reports. In the two rural areas of the Suez Canal and the North Sinai the seroprevalence was 14.4% and 15.5% respectively, showing a comparable seroprevalence in these three different populations. The seroprevalence was 70.4% in haemodialysis patients, 7.7% in health care workers, and 75.6% in thalassaemic children, thus a seroprevalence among multitransfused or haemodialysed patients comparable to the one described in many other countries. Schistosomiasis does not seem to play a role in the seroprevalence of this disease in Egypt. © 1995.
Authors & Co-Authors
El-Gohary, Ahmed M.
Egypt, Ismailia
Faculty of Medicine
Hassan, A.
Egypt, Ismailia
Faculty of Medicine
Nooman, Zohair M.
Egypt, Ismailia
Faculty of Medicine
Lavanchy, Daniel
Switzerland, Lausanne
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois
Mayerat, C.
Switzerland, Lausanne
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois
El Ayat, A.
Egypt, Ismailia
Faculty of Medicine
Fawaz, Naglaa A.
Egypt, Ismailia
Faculty of Medicine
Gobran, Fikry
Egypt, Ismailia
Faculty of Medicine
Ahmed, M.
Egypt, Ismailia
Faculty of Medicine
Kawano, F.
Japan, Kumamoto
Kumamoto University
Kiyokawa, T.
Japan, Kumamoto
Kumamoto University
Yamaguchi, K.
Japan, Kumamoto
Kumamoto University
Statistics
Citations: 91
Authors: 12
Affiliations: 3
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1016/0001-706X(95)00075-P
ISSN:
0001706X
Research Areas
Infectious Diseases
Maternal And Child Health
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study
Study Locations
Egypt