Global prevalence and genotype distribution of hepatitis C virus infection in 2015: A modelling study

The Lancet Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2017, Pages 161-176

  Blach, Sarah ^a   Zeuzem, Stefan ^b   Manns, Michael ^c   Altraif, Ibrahim ^d   Duberg, Ann Sofi ^e,f   Muljono, David H ^g,h   Waked, Imam ⁱ   Alavian, Seyed M ^j,k   Lee, Mei Hsuan ^l   Negro, Francesco ^m   Abaalkhail, Faisal ⁿ   Abdou, Ahmed ^o   Abdulla, Maheeba ^p   Abou Rached, Antoine ^q   Aho, Inka ^r   Akarca, Ulus ^s   Al Ghazzawi, Imad ^t   Al Kaabi, Saad ^u   Al Lawati, Faryal ^v   Al Namaani, Khalid ^w   Al Serkal, Youssif ^x   Al Busafi, Said A ^y   Al Dabal, Layla ^o   Aleman, Soo ^z,aa   Alghamdi, Abdullah S ^ab   Aljumah, Abdulrahman A ^d   Al Romaihi, Hamad E ^ac   Andersson, Monique I ^ad   Arendt, Vic ^ae,af   Arkkila, Perttu ^r   Assiri, Abdullah M ^ag   Baatarkhuu, Oidov ^ah   Bane, Abate ^ai   Ben Ari, Ziv ^aj   Bergin, Colm ^ak,al   Bessone, Fernando ^am   Bihl, Florian ^an   Bizri, Abdul R ^ao   Blachier, Martin ^ap   Blasco, Antonio J ^ap   Brandao Mello, Carlos E ^aq   Bruggmann, Philip ^ar   Brunton, Cheryl R ^as   Calinas, Filipe ^at   Chan, Henry L Y ^au   Chaudhry, Asad ^av   Cheinquer, Hugo ^aw   Chen, Chien Jen ^ax   Chien, Rong Nan ^ay   Choi, Moon Seok ^az   Christensen, Peer B ^ba   Chuang, Wan Long ^bb   Chulanov, Vladimir ^bc   Cisneros, Laura ^bd   Clausen, Mette R ^be   Cramp, Matthew E ^bf   Craxi, Antonio ^bg,bh   Croes, Esther A ^bi   Dalgard, Olav ^bj   Daruich, Jorge R ^bk,bl   De Ledinghen, Victor ^bm,bn   Dore, Gregory J ^bo   El Sayed, Manal H ^bp   Ergor, Gul ^bq   Esmat, Gamal ^br   Estes, Chris ^a   Falconer, Karolin ^aa   Farag, Elmoubashar ^bs   Ferraz, Maria L G ^bt   Ferreira, Paulo R ^bt   Flisiak, Robert ^bu   Frankova, Sona ^bv   Gamkrelidze, Ivane ^a   Gane, Ed ^bw   Garcia Samaniego, Javier ^bx   Khan, Amir Ghafoor ^by   Gountas, Ilias ^a   Goldis, Adrian ^bz   Gottfredsson, Magnus ^ca   Grebely, Jason ^bo   Gschwantler, Michael ^cb   Guimaraes Pessoa, Mario ^cc   Gunter, Jessie ^a   Hajarizadeh, Behzad ^bo   Hajelssedig, Omer ^u   Hamid, Saeed ^cd   Hamoudi, Waseem ^ce   Hatzakis, Angelos ^cf,cg   Himatt, Sayed M ^bs   Hofer, Harald ^ch   Hrstic, Irena ^ci   Hui, Yee Tak ^cj   Hunyady, Bela ^ck,cl   Idilman, Ramazan ^cm   Jafri, Wasim ^cd   Jahis, Rohani ^cn   Janjua, Naveed Z ^co,cp   Jarčuška, Peter ^cq   Jeruma, Agita ^cr,cs   Jonasson, Jon G ^ca,ct   Kamel, Yasser ^u,cu   Kao, Jia Horng ^cv   Kaymakoglu, Sabahattin ^cw   Kershenobich, David ^cx   Khamis, Jawad ^p   Kim, Young S ^cy   Kondili, Loreta ^cz   Koutoubi, Zaher ^da   Krajden, Mel ^co,db   Krarup, Henrik ^dc   Lai, Moon Sing ^dd   Laleman, Wim ^de   Lao, Wai Cheung ^df   Lavanchy, Daniel ^ap   Lazaro, Pablo ^ap   Leleu, Henri ^ap   Lesi, Olufunmilayo ^dg   Lesmana, Laurentius A ^dh,di   Li, Michael ^dj   Liakina, Valentina ^dk,dl   Lim, Young Suk ^dm   Luksic, Boris ^dn   Mahomed, Adam ^do   Maimets, Matti ^dp   Makara, Mihaly ^dq   Malu, Abraham O ^dr   Marinho, Rui T ^ds   Marotta, Paul ^dt   Mauss, Stefan ^du   Memon, Muhammad S ^dv   Mendes Correa, Maria C ^cc   Mendez Sanchez, Nahum ^dw   Merat, Shahin ^dx   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^a Center for Disease Analysis   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL FRANKFURT   (Germany)

^c HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

^d KING SAUD BIN ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY FOR HEALTH SCIENCES   (Saudi Arabia)

^e Örebro University   (Sweden)

^f ÖREBRO UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^g EIJKMAN INSTITUTE FOR MOLECULAR BIOLOGY   (Indonesia)

^h UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

ⁱ National Liver Institute   (Egypt)

^j BAQIYATALLAH UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^k Middle East Liver Diseases Center (MELD Centers)   (Iran)

^l NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^m GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

ⁿ ALFAISAL UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^o DUBAI HEALTH AUTHORITY   (United Arab Emirates)

^p SALMANIYA MEDICAL COMPLEX   (Bahrain)

^q MINISTRY OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Lebanon)

^r HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^s EGE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^t Jordan Royal Medical Services   (Jordan)

^u HAMAD MEDICAL CORPORATION   (Qatar)

^v ROYAL HOSPITAL   (Oman)

^w Armed Forces Hospital   (Oman)

^x Ministry of Health United Arab Emirates   (United Arab Emirates)

^y SULTAN QABOOS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Oman)

^z KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^aa KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^ab KING FAHAD GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Saudi Arabia)

^ac Supreme Council of Health   (Qatar)

^ad UNIVERSITY OF STELLENBOSCH   (South Africa)

^ae CENTRE HOSPITALIER DE LUXEMBOURG   (Luxembourg)

^af LUXEMBOURG INSTITUTE OF HEALTH   (Luxembourg)

^ag MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Saudi Arabia)

^ah MONGOLIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Mongolia)

^ai ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

^aj SHEBA MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^ak ST JAMES S HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^al TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^am UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE ROSARIO   (Argentina)

^an REGIONAL HOSPITAL OF LUGANO   (Switzerland)

^ao AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT   (Lebanon)

^ap Central Hospital Santo Antonio Capuchos ^*  (Russian Federation)

^aq FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF THE STATE OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^ar Arud Centres for Addiction Medicine   (Switzerland)

^as CANTERBURY DISTRICT HEALTH BOARD   (New Zealand)

^at Universidade de Lisboa   (Portugal)

^au CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^av Gujranwala Liver Foundation Siddiq Sadiq Hospital   (Pakistan)

^aw HOSPITAL DE CLÍNICAS DE PORTO ALEGRE   (Brazil)

^ax ACADEMIA SINICA   (Taiwan)

^ay CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^az Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^ba ODENSE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^bb KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^bc CENTRAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Russian Federation)

^bd INSTITUTO MEXICANO DEL SEGURO SOCIAL   (Mexico)

^be UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^bf PLYMOUTH UNIVERSITY PENINSULA SCHOOLS OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY   (United Kingdom)

^bg UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

^bh UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

^bi NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH AND ADDICTION   (Netherlands)

^bj AKERSHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^bk HOSPITAL DE CLÍNICAS JOSÉ DE SAN MARTÍN   (Argentina)

^bl UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^bm HAUT LÉVÊQUE HOSPITAL   (France)

^bn UNIVERSITÉ DE BORDEAUX   (France)

^bo UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^bp AIN SHAMS UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^bq DOKUZ EYLUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^br CAIRO UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^bs Ministry of Public Health Qatar   (Qatar)

^bt FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^bu MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF BIALYSTOK   (Poland)

^bv INSTITUTE FOR CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE   (Czech Republic)

^bw AUCKLAND CITY HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

^bx HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO LA PAZ   (Spain)

^by LADY READING HOSPITAL   (Pakistan)

^bz VICTOR BABES UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND PHARMACY   (Romania)

^ca LANDSPITALI UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Iceland)

^cb WILHELMINEN HOSPITAL   (Austria)

^cc UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^cd AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

^ce Ministry of Health Jordan   (Jordan)

^cf UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Greece)

^cg Transmission Reduction Intervention Project Athens site   (Greece)

^ch MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^ci GENERAL HOSPITAL PULA   (Croatia)

^cj QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^ck Kaposi Mor Teaching Hospital   (Hungary)

^cl UNIVERSITY OF PÉCS   (Hungary)

^cm ANKARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^cn MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Malaysia)

^co BRITISH COLUMBIA CENTRE FOR DISEASE CONTROL   (Canada)

^cp UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^cq Med Faculty of Safarik University   (Slovakia)

^cr RIGA EAST UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Latvia)

^cs RIGA STRADINS UNIVERSITY   (Latvia)

^ct UNIVERSITY OF ICELAND   (Iceland)

^cu Miniya University   (Egypt)

^cv NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^cw ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^cx INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS MÉDICAS Y NUTRICIÓN SALVADOR ZUBIRÁN   (Mexico)

^cy Soonchunhyang University   (South Korea)

^cz ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

^da HEART AND VASCULAR INSTITUTE   (United Arab Emirates)

^db UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^dc AALBORG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^dd NORTH DISTRICT HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^de UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^df PAMELA YOUDE NETHERSOLE EASTERN HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^dg UNIVERSITY OF LAGOS   (Nigeria)

^dh CIPTO MANGUNKUSUMO HOSPITAL   (Indonesia)

^di Medistra Hospital   (Indonesia)

^dj TUEN MUN HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^dk VILNIUS UNIVERSITY   (Lithuania)

^dl VILNIUS GEDIMINAS TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Lithuania)

^dm University of Ulsan College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^dn UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SPLIT   (Croatia)

^do UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^dp UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

^dq Szent Laszlo Hospital   (Hungary)

^dr BENUE STATE UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^ds HOSPITAL DE SANTA MARIA   (Portugal)

^dt UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^du Center for HIV and Hepatogastroenterology   (Germany)

^dv Asian Institute of Medical Sciences   (Pakistan)

^dw LIVER RESEARCH UNIT   (Mexico)

^dx TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^dy NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (Egypt)

^dz UNIVERSITY MALAYA MEDICAL CENTRE   (Malaysia)

^ea UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

^eb UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^ec CENTRE PASTEUR DU CAMEROUN   (Cameroon)

^ed Department of Epidemiology   (Croatia)

^ee Advocacy for the Prevention of Hepatitis in Nigeria   (Nigeria)

^ef UNIVERSITY OF JOS   (Nigeria)

^eg Gastroenterology and Hepatology Center   (Slovakia)

^eh Federal Ministry of Health   (Nigeria)

^ei UNIVERSITY OF BENIN   (Nigeria)

^ej KWAME NKRUMAH UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Ghana)

^ek KOMFO ANOKYE TEACHING HOSPITAL   (Ghana)

^el INSTITUTE OF CHEMISTRY AND CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY   (Mongolia)

^em UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^en QUEEN ELIZABETH II HEALTH SCIENCES CENTRE   (Canada)

^eo NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR COMMUNICABLE DISEASES   (South Africa)

^ep UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^eq Pakistan Medical Research Council   (Pakistan)

^er ST PAUL S HOSPITAL MILLENNIUM MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Ethiopia)

^es ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^et CEMIC   (Argentina)

^eu MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^ev MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^ew UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^ex HENRI MONDOR HOSPITAL   (France)

^ey NOTTINGHAM UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^ez HADASSAH HEBREW UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^fa SOUTH URAL STATE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

^fb KING SAUD BIN ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY FOR HEALTH SCIENCES   (Saudi Arabia)

^fc KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^fd SANJAY GANDHI POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

^fe Institute of Biomedical Sciences Abel Salazar   (Portugal)

^ff Global Hospital   (India)

^fg Cambodia Japan Friendship Blood Purification Center Sen Sok International University School of Medicine   (Cambodia)

^fh Egyptian Liver Research Institute And Hospital (ELRIAH)   (Egypt)

^fi UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^fj UNIVERSITY OF PELOPONNESE   (Greece)

^fk CLINIQUES UNIVERSITAIRES SAINT LUC   (Belgium)

^fl MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

^fm UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^fn Selayang Hospital   (Malaysia)

^fo HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^fp UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^fq UNIVERSITY OF LATVIA   (Latvia)

^fr MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF LUBLIN   (Poland)

^fs UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

^ft ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^fu Deutsche Leberhilfe eV   (Germany)

^fv European Liver Patients' Association ELPA   (Belgium)

^fw Croatia   (Croatia)

^fx INNSBRUCK MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Austria)

^fy GERMAN RESEARCH FOUNDATION   (Germany)

^fz Mental Health Center Glostrup   (Denmark)

^ga SAINT JOSEPH UNIVERSITY   (Lebanon)

^gb UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^gc SHAUKAT KHANUM MEMORIAL CANCER HOSPITAL AND RESEARCH CENTRE   (Pakistan)

^gd TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VIRUS RNA;

AFRICA; AGING; ARTICLE; DELPHI STUDY; DISEASE MODEL; GENOTYPE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS GENOTYPE 1; HEPATITIS C VIRUS GENOTYPE 3; HEPATITIS C VIRUS GENOTYPE 4; HIGH INCOME COUNTRY; HUMAN; LOW INCOME COUNTRY; MIDDLE INCOME COUNTRY; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIREMIA; VIRUS LOAD; CHRONIC HEPATITIS C; COST OF ILLNESS; DISEASE ERADICATION; GENETICS; GLOBAL HEALTH; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

COST OF ILLNESS; DELPHI TECHNIQUE; DISEASE ERADICATION; GENOTYPE; GLOBAL HEALTH; HEPATITIS C, CHRONIC; HUMANS; PREVALENCE; VIREMIA;

EID: 85012877259     PISSN: 24681253     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S2468-1253(16)30181-9     Document Type: Article

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