Hepatitis C in Egypt – past, present, and future

Hepatitis C viral infection is endemic in Egypt with the highest prevalence rate in the world. It is widely accepted that the implementation of mass population antischistosomal treatment involving administration of tartar emetic injections (from 1950s to 1980s) led to widespread infection. What is l...

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Main Authors: Elgharably, Ahmed, Gomaa, Asmaa I, Crossey, Mary ME, Norsworthy, Peter J, Waked, Imam, Taylor-Robinson, Simon D
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Dove Medical Press 2016
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5191841/