[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 …

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 …

Hepatitis C virus: Its prevalence, risk factors and genotype distribution in Pakistan

U Saleem, N Aslam, R Siddique… - European Journal of …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Hepatitis C is a dangerous liver disease transmitted by Hepatitis C virus (HCV). HCV
constitutes an important health issue in Pakistan. In Pakistani setting HCV is found …

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 …

Prevalence of active hepatitis C virus infections among general public of Lahore, Pakistan

MI Anwar, M Rahman, MU Hassan, M Iqbal - Virology journal, 2013 - Springer
Background To find out the prevalence of active hepatitis C virus (HCV) infections among
general public in Lahore city, since data concerning the prevalence of active HCV in this city …

[HTML][HTML] Importance and contribution of community, social, and healthcare risk factors for hepatitis C infection in Pakistan

A Trickey, MT May, C Davies, H Qureshi… - The American journal …, 2017 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Pakistan has a high prevalence of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection, estimated at
4.9%(2,290/46,843) in the 2007 national HCV seroprevalence survey. We used data from …

Hepatitis C virus and interferon-free antiviral therapeutics revolution: implications for Pakistan

MS Afzal - Viral Immunology, 2017 - liebertpub.com
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is a major health concern worldwide as a leading cause of liver-
related mortalities and morbidities. Pakistan ranks second among countries with endemic …

[HTML][HTML] Hepatitis-C virus infection among injecting drug users in Lahore, Pakistan: A cross sectional study

AM Akhtar, S Majeed, M Jamil, A Rehman… - Pakistan Journal of …, 2016 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Objectives: To determine the prevalence and risk factors of hepatitis C virus among injecting
drugs users, furthermore different genotypes of HCV infection and their effect on viral load …

[PDF][PDF] Incidence of HBV, HCV and HIV among blood donors from Peshawar KPK, Pakistan

T Ahmad, M Nadeem, FU Khan, S Uddin… - population, 2017 - researchgate.net
The present study was aimed to find the prevalence of Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C and HIV
(Human immune deficiency syndrome) in the blood donors of Peshawar KPK during the …

Prevalence of hepatitis C virus among healthy donors at a large Teaching Hospital in Lahore, Pakistan: A cause of concern for health policy makers.

S Hameed, SM Abdullah, A Ali, S Zahoor… - The Professional …, 2019 - theprofesional.com
Objectives: Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) infection is life threatening but with the advent of new
antiviral agents is potentially curable. Its prevalence among healthy blood donors was …