Epidemiology of hepatitis C virus infection

S Bellentani; L Miglioli; G Bedogni; L S Crocè; C Tiribelli

Epidemiology of hepatitis C virus infection

Minerva Gastroenterol Dietol. 2005 Mar;51(1):15-29.

[Article in English, Italian]

Authors

S Bellentani¹, L Miglioli, G Bedogni, L S Crocè, C Tiribelli

Affiliation

¹ Fondo Studi Fegato ONLUS, Centro Studi Fegato, Trieste, Italy. [email protected]

PMID: 15756151

Abstract

Although a lot of novel information and data on the epidemiology of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection are available worldwide, the majority of these information are often fragmentary and sometimes contradictory. This review tries to highlight all the data available on the prevalence (i.e. the number of cases present in a known population), the risk factors, the natural history and the incidence (i.e. the number of new cases that occur every year) of HCV infection in the world, and particularly in Italy.

Publication types

Comparative Study
Review

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Adult
Age Factors
Blood Donors
Cohort Studies
Cross-Sectional Studies
Disease Progression
Fatty Liver / complications
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Genotype
Hepacivirus / genetics
Hepacivirus / isolation & purification
Hepatitis C / epidemiology*
Hepatitis C / transmission
Hepatitis C / virology
Humans
Italy / epidemiology
Liver Cirrhosis / complications
Male
RNA, Viral / analysis
Risk
Risk Factors
Sex Factors
Time Factors

Substances

RNA, Viral