Epidemiology of Hepatitis C in North Cyprus

• Published in: Viral Hepatit Dergisi Vol. 24; no. 1; pp. 21 - 23
• Main Authors: GÜVENİR, Meryem, SÜER, Kaya
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Ankara Viral Hepatitle Savaşım Derneği 01.04.2018; Galenos Publishing House
• Subjects: Blood & organ donations; Displaced persons; Epidemiology; Genotype & phenotype; Health risk assessment; Hepatitis; Hepatitis C; Infections; Interferon; Liver cirrhosis; Population; Rheumatology; Studies; Tıp; Tourism; Ankara; Cyprus; Eastern Europe; Europe; Egypt; Africa; Republic of Northern Cyprus; Middle East; Greece; Turkey; Asia; Qatar; Iraq; Yemen; hepatit C virüs enfeksiyonları; hepatitis C virus infection; Prevalence; Prevalans; North Cyprus; Kuzey Kıbrıs

Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is known as the main etiological agent of chronic liver disease, cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma. Studies on the Turkish Republic of North Cyprus (TRNC) population have reported that the HCV prevalence was between 0% and 1%. The low prevalence of HCV in the TRNC is a r...