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Hepatitis C in Sub-Saharan Africa: Urgent Need for Attention

The hepatitis C virus (HCV), which was not recognized as an infectious agent until the 1980s, is responsible for a worldwide epidemic. The World Health Organization estimates global prevalence at 2.8%, with 185 million persons infected. In contrast to hepatitis B, where successful vaccine campaigns...

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Autores principales:	Layden, Jennifer E., Phillips, Richard, Opare-Sem, Ohene, Akere, Adegboyega, Salako, Babatunde L., Nelson, Kenrad, Dugas, Lara, Luke, Amy, Tayo, Bamidele O., Cooper, Richard S.
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	Oxford University Press 2014
Materias:	Perspectives
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4281810/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25734135 http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofu065

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