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hepatitis c virus infection and genotypes in antananarivo, madagascar.the prevalence of hepatitis c virus (hcv) genotypes in madagascar is not well known. serum samples were obtained from 2,169 individuals selected by random sampling in the population living in antananarivo city. using hcv antibody test (monolisa anti-hcv plus version 2), 36 (1.7%) of the 2,169 samples were positive. the presence of hcv rna was determined by using reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction amplifying the 5'-untranslated region (utr): hcv rna was detected in 17 of the 36 hcv a ...200717596831
[prevalence of hepatitis c virus infection in the general population of madagascar].the achievement of a sera collection representative for the general population > or = 1 year in 1994 allowed the assessment of the seroprevalence of hepatitis c virus infection (hcv) in antananarivo and toamasina provinces which represent 45% of the total population of madagascar. the overall sero-prevalence was 1.2% among the 921 tested sera. the prevalence was not significantly different according to sex, but it increased according to the age. the absence of positive children was an argument i ...19979264746
[etiology of hepatocellular carcinomas in madagascar: results of a study in antananarivo from october 1995 to october 1996].hepatocellular carcinoma (hcc) etiology and incidence in madagascar are not well established. the work presented here is the first documented study on hcc in madagascar. the study was undertaken at the centre hospitalier de soavinandriana, antananarivo, from october 1995 to october 1996. hepatocellular carcinoma was reported in 19 out of 22 patients with liver tumor included in the study. in 6 cases, patients developed post alcoholic cirrhosis hcc. hepatitis b virus markers were detected in 48% ...199612463021
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