2010
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2009.11.032
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Seroprevalence of hepatitis C virus: the first population-based study from Iran

Abstract: We found the prevalence of HCV infection in Iran to be higher than previous estimates. It appears that the rate is rising, and in the future, hepatitis C will replace hepatitis B as the most common cause of chronic viral liver disease in Iran.

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“…The highest HCV infection rate in Iranian general population was reported by a study conducted in Hormozgan province (11). This high prevalence could be explained by the fact that Hormozgan province is located in the northern littoral of Persian Gulf and much of the economy of this province is dependent on frequent travelling to the Arab countries located in the south cost of Persian Gulf.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 96%
“…The highest HCV infection rate in Iranian general population was reported by a study conducted in Hormozgan province (11). This high prevalence could be explained by the fact that Hormozgan province is located in the northern littoral of Persian Gulf and much of the economy of this province is dependent on frequent travelling to the Arab countries located in the south cost of Persian Gulf.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 96%
“…One important thing in the mentioned data is that 7 cases means 3.9% of total patients, 5 cases of Health staffs and 2 hemophilia cases, are infected due to fault in Health systems because frequency of HCV infection in normal population is 0.5-1% (Merat et al, 2010). This is an unfortunate report that could be a catastrophe for a Health system.…”
Section: Resultsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Study of Ataei et al in Iran, reported the prevalence of HCV as 8% among 466 patients with thalassemia major [54], which is similar to our findings. In 2010, a study reported the seroprevalence rate of 0.5% among healthy Iranian blood donors [35]. Genotype 1a is most commonly found in Northern Europe and North America [55,56].…”
Section: Prevalence Of Hcv Among Thalassemia Patientsmentioning
confidence: 99%