Prevalence of Antibody to Hepatitis C Virus in an Isolated Canadian Inuit Settlement

Sera from 720 inhabitants of Baker Lake, Northwest Territories, a community with high rates of hepatitis A and B infection, were tested for antibody to hepatitis C virus by commercial enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Only two individuals (0.3%) were positive, a 63-year-old female and an unrelated...

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Main Authors: GY Minuk, LE Nicolle, T Gauthier, J Brunka
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 1991-01-01
Series:Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/1991/750564
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