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Hepatitis C in Uganda: Identification of infected blood donors for micro-elimination

BACKGROUND: The drive to eliminate viral hepatitis by 2030 is underway. However, locally generated data on active infection is required to focus such efforts. We performed a regionally-inclusive survey to determine prevalence of active HCV, genotypes and related factors among Ugandan blood donors. M...

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Autores principales:	Nankya-Mutyoba, Joan, Apica, Betty S., Otekat, Grace, Kyeyune, Dorothy B., Nakyagaba, Lourita, Nabunje, Joletta, Nakafeero, Mary, Seremba, Emmanuel, Ocama, Ponsiano
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	Elsevier 2021
Materias:	Original research
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8219885/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34188952 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jve.2021.100041

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