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Use of Blood Donor Screening to Monitor Prevalence of HIV and Hepatitis B and C Viruses, South Africa
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Sep 2017
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Source: Emerg Infect Dis. 23(9):1560-1563.
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Alternative Title:Emerg Infect Dis
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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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Pubmed ID:28820374
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Pubmed Central ID:PMC5572879
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