Effect of preventive and curative interventions on hepatitis C virus transmission in Egypt (ANRS 1211): a modelling study

Background: Most hepatitis C virus (HCV) transmission in Egypt is related to medical injections and procedures. To control the spread of HCV, the Egyptian Ministry of Health initiated awareness and education campaigns, strengthened infection control in health-care facilities, and subsidised anti-HC...

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Main Authors: Dr. Romulus Breban, PhD, Naglaa Arafa, PhD, Sandrine Leroy, PhD, Aya Mostafa, PhD, Iman Bakr, PhD, Laura Tondeur, MSc, Prof. Mohamed Abdel-Hamid, PhD, Prof. Wahid Doss, PhD, Prof. Gamal Esmat, MD, Prof. Mostafa K Mohamed, PhD, Prof. Arnaud Fontanet, PhD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2014-09-01
Series:The Lancet Global Health
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214109X14701883