The distribution of HCV in subjects attending hospitals in Duhok City, Iraq
10.1016/j.apjtb.2016.12.003
- Author:
Nawfal Rasheed HUSSEIN
1
;
Amer Abdullah BALATAY
2
;
Alpay Turan SEZGIN
3
;
Rana Saadi JAWAD
4
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Duhok
2. Department of Pathology, College of Medicine, University of Duhok
3. Department of Cardiology, Acibadem Institutes
4. Respiratory & Chest Diseases Center
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Duhok;
Genotype;
HCV;
Iraq
- From:Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine
2017;7(3):262-264
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To investigate the prevalence of hepatitis C virus (HCV) and its genotypes in Duhok City, Kurdistan Region, Iraq. Methods A cross sectional study was conducted to investigate the prevalence of HCV and its genotype. A total of 2 109 subjects, who attended the hospital for complaints other than hepatitis, were recruited in this study. Results First, anti-HCV antibody positivity was examined by ELISA. About 5.2% (111/2 109) of our samples were tested positive for anti-HCV antibodies. To confirm the positivity, RT-PCR was performed. Amongst all samples, 2.8% (60/2 109) was positive by RT-PCR. Then, we genotyped all the RT-PCR positive samples, and it was found that 50.0% (30/60) of our samples were typed as HCV genotype 4, 43.3% (26/60) as genotype 1 and 6.7% (4/60) as genotype 3. Conclusions The prevalence of HCV was higher than that was reported previously and genotype 4 was the most prevalent. Further population based study is required to investigate the prevalence of HCV.
