Evidence of intense ongoing
endemic transmission of hepatitis C virus in Egypt
F. DeWolfe Miller and Laith J. Abu-Raddad
PRESS RELEASE Honolulu, Doha, August 9, 2010 – The
Arab Republic of Egypt has the highest rates of new hepatitis C virus
(HCV)
infection in the world, according to a new study published today in the
prestigious Proceedings
of the National Academy of Sciences.The
study also estimates more than 500,000
new HCV infectionsoccur
in Egypt every year, likely signaling
an epidemic in a country of more than 77 million people. This high rate
of HCV
transmission may be due to the lack of sufficient standard safety
precautions
in medical and dental facilities, the authors suggest.
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