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The neglected hepatitis C virus genotypes 4, 5 and 6: an international consensus report.
Liver international : official journal of the International Association for the Study of the Liver - 1 Mar 2010
Antaki Nabil, Craxi Antonio, Kamal Sanaa, Moucari Rami, Van der Merwe Schalk, Haffar Samir, Gadano Adrian, Zein Nizar, Lai Ching Lung, Pawlotsky Jean-Michel, Heathcote E Jenny, Dusheiko Geoffrey, Marcellin Patrick
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Abstract Hepatitis C virus (HCV) genotypes 4, 5 and 6 represent >20% of all HCV cases worldwide. HCV-4 is mainly seen in Egypt, where it represents 90% of all HCV cases. Antischistosomal therapy was the main cause of contamination there, followed by procedures performed by informal providers and traditional healers such as dental care, wound treatment, circumcision, deliveries, excision and scarification. It is...
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