Elimination of hepatitis C in Egypt: unprecedented achievement despite challenges

J Travel Med. 2024 Mar 1;31(2):taae020. doi: 10.1093/jtm/taae020.

Authors

AbdulRahman A Saied¹, Zeinab Kamal², Ali B Roomi³, Asmaa A Metwally⁴

Affiliations

¹ Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities, Aswan Office, Aswan 81511, Egypt.
² Zoology Department, Faculty of Science, South Valley University, Qena 83523, Egypt.
³ Department of Chemistry, College of Science, University of Thi-Qar, Thi-Qar 64001, Iraq.
⁴ Department of Surgery, Anesthesiology, and Radiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Aswan University, Aswan 81528, Egypt.

PMID: 38320205
DOI: 10.1093/jtm/taae020

No abstract available

Keywords: Egypt; Elimination; WHO ‘gold tier’; hepatitis C; paradigm; travel.

MeSH terms

Egypt / epidemiology
Hepacivirus
Hepatitis C* / epidemiology
Hepatitis C* / prevention & control
Humans