A systematic review of hepatitis C virus epidemiology in Asia, Australia and Egypt

W Sievert, I Altraif, HA Razavi, A Abdo… - Liver …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Background: The hepatitis C pandemic has been systematically studied and characterized
in North America and Europe, but this important public health problem has not received …

[HTML][HTML] Hepatitis C virus prevalence and genotype distribution in Pakistan: Comprehensive review of recent data

M Umer, M Iqbal - World journal of gastroenterology, 2016 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is endemic in Pakistan and its burden is expected to increase in
coming decades owing mainly to widespread use of unsafe medical procedures. The …

The epidemiology of hepatitis C virus in Pakistan: systematic review and meta-analyses

Z Al Kanaani, S Mahmud… - Royal Society …, 2018 - royalsocietypublishing.org
To characterize hepatitis C virus (HCV) epidemiology in Pakistan and estimate the pooled
mean HCV antibody prevalence in different risk populations, we systematically reviewed all …

National prevalence rate of hepatitis B and C in Pakistan and its risk factors

S Mehmood, H Raza, F Abid, N Saeed… - Journal of Public …, 2020 - Springer
Aim The purpose of this review was to reveal the prevalence rate of viral hepatitis in
Pakistan and diverse risk factors that are associated with infections. The distribution of the …

Epidemiology of hepatitis C infection in Pakistan: current estimate and major risk factors

A Arshad, UA Ashfaq - Critical Reviews™ in Eukaryotic Gene …, 2017 - dl.begellhouse.com
In Pakistan, hepatitis C virus (HCV) is a major healthcare problem, with acute and chronic
infections responsible for liver damage, cirrhosis, and hepatocellular carcinoma. Under the …

[HTML][HTML] Hepatitis C in Pakistan: a review of available data

M Umar, H tul Bushra, M Ahmad, M Khurram… - Hepatitis …, 2010 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is increasingly recognized as a major health care problem,
and is found frequently in Pakistani settings. In this article we reviewed published and …

Estimation of hepatitis C prevalence in the Punjab province of Pakistan: A retrospective study on general population

A Ahsan, AZ Khan, H Javed, S Mirza, SU Chaudhary… - PloS one, 2019 - journals.plos.org
Background Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infections are amongst the leading public health
concerns in Pakistan with a high disease burden. Despite the availability of effective antiviral …

[HTML][HTML] Hepatitis C virus genotype 3a infection and hepatocellular carcinoma: Pakistan experience

M Idrees, S Rafique, I Rehman, H Akbar… - World Journal of …, 2009 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
AIM: To assess the association between chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection and
hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in Pakistan, and the genotype distribution among these …

Determination of HCV genotypes and viral loads in chronic HCV infected patients of Hazara Pakistan

A Ali, M Nisar, H Ahmad, N Saif, M Idrees, MA Bajwa - Virology journal, 2011 - Springer
Abstract Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) genotype and viral load are two significant predictive
variables knowledge of which might persuade treatment decisions. The objective of the …

Prevalence of active HCV infection and genotypic distribution among the general population of district Mardan, Pakistan

N Ullah, MA Kakakhel, Y Bai, L Xi, I Khan… - Brazilian Journal of …, 2021 - SciELO Brasil
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is the serious global public health burden of liver disease.
Approximately 170 million people in the world are infected with (HCV). In Pakistan, where …