Looking back into the Hepatitis C Virus epidemic dynamics from Unnao, India through phylogenetic approach.

ABSTRACT: Viral hepatitis is a major public health challenge. Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) infection causes the progressive liver damage. A surprisingly high number of individuals tested positive for HCV infection during the Unnao Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) outbreak investigation in 2017-2018 (more than 90% of the people living with HIV were from the Premganj township and Chakmeerapur village of the district in the northern State of Uttar Pradesh). This particular outbreak was attributed to the unsafe use of syringe & needles while seeking treatment, rendering it as an iatrogenic transmission. Earlier investigation towards, phylogenetic characterization revealed the shared ancestry for HCV sequences from the reported outbreak. In this investigation using the HCV sequences reported earlier (n = 67

SUBMITTER: Patil A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11737721 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature