Article
Hepatitis C virus infection and genotypes in Southern Israel and the Gaza Strip.
Journal of medical virology - 1 Nov 1998
Shemer-Avni Y, el Astal Z, Kemper O, el Najjar K J, Yaari A, Hanuka N, Margalith M, Sikuler E
Abstract excerpt
The Gaza Strip borders the southern part of Israel and Egypt. There is a remarkable difference in the prevalence of antibodies to hepatitis C virus (HCV) between Israel (0.5%) and Egypt (10%). A few thousand inhabitants cross the borders daily from the Gaza Strip to both countries. The objectives of this study were to investigate the prevalence of HCV infection in the Gaza Strip, an area that was not studied...
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