title: Prevalence of anti-HCV in two Tanzanian villages.
abstract: The presence of anti-HCV antibodies was investigated in sera from a total of 123 inhabitants of two Tanzanian villages. In one of the villages, 72.2% of the sera and in the other village, 82.6% of the sera were found to be anti-HCV positive. These values are dramatically higher than other reported prevalences, whereby cross-reactivity between HCV and Flaviviruses as well as possible transmission by arthropod vectors cannot be ruled out.
authors.affiliation: Istituto Malattie Infettive. Università di Roma, La Sapienza, Italy.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Ilardi
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Errera
authors.forename: G M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: De Sanctis
authors.forename: I G
authors.initials: IG
authors.lastname: Barbacini
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Madera
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Leone
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nderingo
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Antognoli
authors.forename: L V
authors.initials: LV
authors.lastname: Chircu
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D016174:Hepacivirus / Q000276:immunology*; D006508:Hepatitis Antibodies / Q000097:blood*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013636:Tanzania / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D006508:Hepatitis Antibodies