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Tracking the entry routes of hepatitis C virus as a surrogate of HIV in an HIV-low prevalence country, the Philippines.
Journal of medical virology - 1 Jul 2009
Kageyama Seiji, Agdamag Dorothy May D, Alesna Evelyn T, Abellanosa-Tac-An Ilya P, Corpuz Aura C, Telan Elizabeth Freda O, Que Ernesto R, Leaño Prisca Susan A, Jereza Lourdes D, Emphasis Yvonne Ethyl E, Prasetyo Afiono A, Tanimoto Tomoaki, Ichimura Hiroshi
Abstract excerpt
From 2002 to 2007, 1,590 individuals were enrolled in an active surveillance program conducted in Metro Cebu, Philippines, where the anti-HCV-positive rate was significantly and constantly high among injecting drug users (83%, 793/960; 71-88%), especially among those living in downtown (89%, 683/770; 87-100%), despite the extremely low percentage of anti-HIV-positives (0.34%, 3/874). Sampling areas were then...
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