Farhat Abbas Bhatti, Nasira Shaheen, Waheeduz Zaman Tariq, Muhammad Amin, Muhammad Saleem.
Epidemiology of Hepatitis C Virus in Blood Donors in Northern Pakistan.
Pak Armed Forces Med J Jan ;46(2):91-2.

In order to understand the epidemiology of hepatitis C virus (HCV), 760 blood donations were selected randomly and screened for HBsAg, anti HIV 1 /2 and antibody to HCV (anti-HCV) The prevalence rate of anti HCV in the indigenous population of blood donors from Rawalpindi is 4.8%, which is slightly less than HBsAg positivity (6.5%). There was no overlapping between the seropositivity of anti-HCV with HBsAg, suggesting different epidemiological factors. In order to prevent transmission of HCV through blood transfusion, it is essential that all donors be screened for anti-HCV.

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