Hepatitis C Virus Genotype 4 in Ugandan Children and Their Mothers

Abstract

In Kampala, Uganda, in 2001, hepatitis C virus antibodies were found in 27 (4%) of 603 children and in 62 (12%) of 525 of their mothers. However, only ≈10% of positive results were confirmed by reverse transcription–PCR, which suggests frequent false-positive results or viral clearance. All sequenced types were genotype 4.

Keywords

• hepatitis C virus
• genotype 4
• Africa
• epidemiology
• phylogeny
• sequencing