Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is a major cause of liver disease worldwide and a potential cause of
substantial morbidity and mortality in the future. The complexity and uncertainty related to …

BACKGROUND: Pakistan carries one of the world's highest burdens of chronic hepatitis and
mortality due to liver failure and hepatocellular carcinomas. However, national level …

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 …

In Pakistan more than 10 million people are living with Hepatitis C virus (HCV), with high
morbidity and mortality. This article reviews the prevalence, genotypes and factors …

Background Infections with hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) can lead to
chronic liver disease and hepato-cellular carcinoma (HCC). This cross-sectional study …

Hepatitis C (HCV) is the disease that has affected around 200 million people globally. HCV
is a life threatening human pathogen, not only because of its high prevalence and worldwide …

Geographic information systems (GIS), global positioning systems and remote sensing have
been increasingly used in public health settings since the 1990s, but application of these …

Background Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) infections are a major cause for liver diseases. A large
proportion of these infections remain hidden to care due to its mostly asymptomatic nature …

OBJECTIVE: To estimate the prevalence and spectrum of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection in
the general population of Pakistan. METHODS: A total of 6817 blood samples were …

Background Despite the demonstrated utility of GIS for health applications, there are
perceived problems in low resource settings: GIS software can be expensive and complex; …