Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection in Africa: A review

Pan African Medical Journal

Volumn 14, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Karoney, Mercy Jelagat ^a   Siika, Abraham Mosigisi ^a  

^a MOI UNIVERSITY   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Africa; Disease burden; Hepatitis C; Prevalence; Prevention; Treatment

Indexed keywords

BOCEPREVIR; PEGINTERFERON; RIBAVIRIN; TELAPREVIR; VIRUS RNA;

AFRICA; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DISEASE COURSE; EGYPT; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS INFECTION; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; NONHUMAN; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; TREATMENT INDICATION; VIRUS INFECTION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 84874401795     PISSN: 19378688     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.11604/pamj.2013.14.44.2199     Document Type: Review

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