| hepatitis c virus antibodies and other markers of blood-transfusion-transmitted infection in multi-transfused cuban patients. | hcv was initially identified in 1989 when it was found to be the primary causative agent of non-a, non-b hepatitis,a condition associated with high rates of progressive and end-stage liver disease, cirrhosis, and hepatocellular carcinoma. since then, appreciation of the significant worldwide health impact of hcv infection has grown. hcv infection was identified as a public health problem in cuba in the 1990s. despite universal blood donor screening, which was achieved in 1995 using the cuban imm ... | 2005 | 16461239 |