Hepatitis C Virus Epidemiology, Pathogenesis, Diagnosis, and Natural History
Summary
- Prevalence rates of HCV in very low endemicity countries vary greatly from those in highly endemic areas where rates of infection are as high as 10% (Figure 1)[CDC Travel]
- Major factors that contribute to current and future HCV prevalence include new infections, population migration, and mortality and cure rates (Table 1)
- Transmission routes vary geographically, with iatrogenic transmission remaining important in resource-constrained settings and parenteral transmission predominant in resource-rich settings
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Keywords: Hepatitis C, Hepatitis C-Epidemiology