Hepatitis C virus genotype 1 most prevalent worldwide
Monday, July 28, 2014 - 09:00
in Health & Medicine
In one of the largest prevalence studies to date, researchers from the UK provide national, regional, and global genotype prevalence estimates for the hepatitis C virus. Findings indicate that genotype 1 is the most prevalent worldwide, with over 83 million patients infected of which one-third reside in East Asia.