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Cost-Effectiveness of Hepatitis C Treatment Using Generic Direct-Acting Antivirals Available in India

By mdCurrent-India staff | Published: Aug 2017

Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infects more than 70 million people worldwide and between 6–11 million in India. Chronic HCV infection is the leading cause for cirrhosis, hepatocellular carcinoma and…

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Significant number of global cancer cases attributed to infectious diseases

By mdCurrent-India staff | Published: Aug 2012 Volume: |

Approximately 2 million of a total of 12.7 million new cancer cases worldwide are directly attributable to infectious disease, a recently published study found. Multiple infectious diseases, such as Helicobacter pylori, human papillomavirus (HPV), Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), hepatitis B virus (HBV), hepatitis C virus (HCV), human herpes T-cell lymphotropic virus… 

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Study finds hepatitis C perinatal transmission rate of 28.6% in India

By mdCurrent-India staff | Published: Jul 2012 Volume: |

Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is an important emerging cause of liver disease in India. Although large epidemiological studies in India are scarce, estimates from small regional studies place the prevalence in the range of 0.09-7.89% (J Biosci, 2008). Since the widespread adoption of blood product screening has reduced transmission via… 

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