Use of Blood Donor Screening to Monitor Prevalence of HIV and Hepatitis B and C Viruses, South Africa
Among 397,640 first-time blood donors screened in South Africa during 2012–2015, HIV prevalence was 1.13%, hepatitis B virus prevalence 0.66%, and hepatitis C virus prevalence 0.03%. Findings of note were a high HIV prevalence in Mpumalanga Province and the near absence of hepatitis C virus nationwi...
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| author | Marion Vermeulen Ronel Swanevelder Dhuly Chowdhury Charlotte Ingram Ravi Reddy Evan M. Bloch Brian S. Custer Edward L. Murphy |
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| description | Among 397,640 first-time blood donors screened in South Africa during 2012–2015, HIV prevalence was 1.13%, hepatitis B virus prevalence 0.66%, and hepatitis C virus prevalence 0.03%. Findings of note were a high HIV prevalence in Mpumalanga Province and the near absence of hepatitis C virus nationwide. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-71d4c5ca21bd49aa93cfe9efc603b59f2022-12-21T22:36:20ZengCenters for Disease Control and PreventionEmerging Infectious Diseases1080-60401080-60592017-09-012391560156310.3201/eid2309.161594Use of Blood Donor Screening to Monitor Prevalence of HIV and Hepatitis B and C Viruses, South AfricaMarion VermeulenRonel SwanevelderDhuly ChowdhuryCharlotte IngramRavi ReddyEvan M. BlochBrian S. CusterEdward L. MurphyAmong 397,640 first-time blood donors screened in South Africa during 2012–2015, HIV prevalence was 1.13%, hepatitis B virus prevalence 0.66%, and hepatitis C virus prevalence 0.03%. Findings of note were a high HIV prevalence in Mpumalanga Province and the near absence of hepatitis C virus nationwide.https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/23/9/16-1594_articleHIVhepatitis B virushepatitis C virusprevalenceSouth Africablood donors |
| spellingShingle | Marion Vermeulen Ronel Swanevelder Dhuly Chowdhury Charlotte Ingram Ravi Reddy Evan M. Bloch Brian S. Custer Edward L. Murphy Use of Blood Donor Screening to Monitor Prevalence of HIV and Hepatitis B and C Viruses, South Africa Emerging Infectious Diseases HIV hepatitis B virus hepatitis C virus prevalence South Africa blood donors |
| title | Use of Blood Donor Screening to Monitor Prevalence of HIV and Hepatitis B and C Viruses, South Africa |
| title_full | Use of Blood Donor Screening to Monitor Prevalence of HIV and Hepatitis B and C Viruses, South Africa |
| title_fullStr | Use of Blood Donor Screening to Monitor Prevalence of HIV and Hepatitis B and C Viruses, South Africa |
| title_full_unstemmed | Use of Blood Donor Screening to Monitor Prevalence of HIV and Hepatitis B and C Viruses, South Africa |
| title_short | Use of Blood Donor Screening to Monitor Prevalence of HIV and Hepatitis B and C Viruses, South Africa |
| title_sort | use of blood donor screening to monitor prevalence of hiv and hepatitis b and c viruses south africa |
| topic | HIV hepatitis B virus hepatitis C virus prevalence South Africa blood donors |
| url | https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/23/9/16-1594_article |
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