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Seroprevalence of hepatitis C virus among blood donors in Rivers State, Nigeria.

Koate BB, Buseri FI, Jeremiah ZA

Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences, Rivers State University of Science & Technology, Nkpolu-Oroworukwo, Port Harcourt, Nigeria.

Anti-HCV pre-transfusion testing among blood donors has not been introduced as a mandatory test in Rivers State, hence the risk of transfusion-transmitted HCV cannot be fully ascertained. One thousand (1000) apparently healthy blood donors were screened using a rapid second - generation test, the HEP C SPOT HCV assay. An overall prevalence of 2.9% was observed in this study. The highest prevalence (8.1%) was found among adults aged between 26 and 33 years and commercial donors.

Published 5 October 2005 in Transfus Med, 15(5): 449-51.
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