The prevalence of HIV, HBV and HCV among Filipino blood donors and overseas work visa applicants

The prevalence of HIV, HBV and HCV among Filipino blood donors and overseas work visa applicants

OBJECTIVE: Our aim was to estimate the prevalence of HIV, HBV and HCV among the general population of the Philippines using data sources outside of the limited existing active surveillance network. METHODS: We analysed aggregate HIV, HBV and HCV test results for hospital-based blood donors (BDs) and...

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Main Authors: Yumiko Yanase, Takashi Ohida, Yoshitaka Kaneita, Dorothy May D Agdamag, Prisca Susan A Leaño, Christopher J Gill
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The World Health Organization 2007-02-01
Series:Bulletin of the World Health Organization
Online Access:http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0042-96862007000200011&lng=en&tlng=en

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