Prevalence of anti-HCV in two Tanzanian villages.
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.
Ilardi
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Istituto Malattie Infettive. Università di Roma, La Sapienza, Italy.
Errera
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G
De Sanctis
G M
GM
Barbacini
I G
IG
Madera
A
A
Leone
F
F
Nderingo
A
A
Antognoli
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A
Chircu
L V
LV
D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D016174:Hepacivirus / Q000276:immunology*; D006508:Hepatitis Antibodies / Q000097:blood*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013636:Tanzania / Q000453:epidemiology
D006508:Hepatitis Antibodies