Hepatitis C Virus Therapy
New hepatitis C virus therapy findings from University Federal do Para described
Published in Hepatitis Weekly, April 5th, 2010
Research findings, 'Prevalence and genotyping of hepatitis C virus in blood donors in the state of Para, Northern Brazil,' are discussed in a new report. "Given the scarcity of epidemiological information on hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection in Northern Brazil, we determined the prevalence and genotypic frequency in blood donors in the state of Para (PA). Blood samples from all of the blood donors at the Fundacao HEMOPA (blood bank of PA) from 2004-2006 were screened for the presence of antibodies to anti-HCV and samples seroreactive to anti-HCV were further tested for HCV RNA using real-time PCR," researchers in Belem, Brazil report.
"In total, 116 HCV-RNA samples were...
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Source: Hepatitis Weekly (2010-04-05)
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