Prospective cohort study of children exposed to Hepatitis C virus through a pregnancy screening program

In 2015, the World Health Organization (WHO) estimated chronic hepatitis C (HCV) affects about 1% of the world population (World Health Organization, 2018). The Brazilian Ministry of Health reported 384,284 HCV cases between 1999 and 2019 (Bras ília. DF. Ministry of Health, 2020). Positive infections were identified using one of the following markers: HCV antibodies or HCV RNA. A greater distribution of positive HCV cases was notable in both southeastern (57.7%) and southern (26.7%) regions of Brazil, and rates of HCV among 10 Brazilian c apitals exceeded the national average in 2019 (10.8/100,000) (Ministério da Saúde, 2020).

Source: International Journal of Infectious Diseases - July 14, 2021 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Raquel Borges Pinto, Ana Regina L. Ramos, Leidy Tovar Padua, Emma Jane Swayze, Mary Catherine Cambou, Maristela Fiorini, Marineide Melo, Breno Riegel Santos, Ivete Cristina Teixeira Canti, Mara Liane Rieck Silveira, Maria In ês Gonzalez Solari, Juliana F Source Type: research