| the prevalence of antibodies to hepatitis c virus in hail region, saudi arabia. | the prevalence of subjects positive for anti-hcv antibodies was studied at hail region kingdom of saudi arabia (ksa). the study involved 8862 subjects tested for anti-hcv antibodies at king khalid general hospital during the years 1994-using elisa, a total prevalence of 5.09% positive subjects was found. the disease is shown to be mainly acquired at school age and adulthood. unlike hepatitis b virus, vertical transmission among preschool children does not seem to have an important role in transm ... | 1999 | 17216953 |