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seroprevalence and genotype distribution of hepatitis c virus in mogadishu somalia a comprehensive study

Authors: Ali Adam, Abdirahim; Şahiner, Fatih; Tanoğlu, Alpaslan; Hoşbul, Tuğrul; Hassan Kadle, Mohamed Abdulkadir; Muse Osman, Marian; Yüksel, Saim; +5 Authors

seroprevalence and genotype distribution of hepatitis c virus in mogadishu somalia a comprehensive study

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Abstract Liver cancer is the second-most common form of cancer among men in Somalia. However, data on the epidemiology of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infections are limited. This study aimed to examine the basic epidemiological characteristics of HCV infections, in Mogadishu, Somalia. In this study, anti-HCV seropositivity was investigated in participants who applied to a tertiary care hospital in Mogadishu between 2015 and 2019 using an Architect anti-HCV immunoassay. HCV genotype determinations were performed in two different accredited external laboratories located in Turkey. A total of 115,659 tests were included the study reported for 102,601 different individuals and anti-HCV seropositivity were found for 1,447 different patients (1.41%). Seropositivity was found as 0.26% among healthy individuals (20/7,789), which is a subgroup of the study population. Furthermore, seropositivity was found in 0.26% (55/20,784) of individuals under the age of 20 years and 6.2% (424/6,837) of aged >70 years. Finally, seropositivity was significantly more prevalent among men than among women (1.64% and 1.15%, respectively; p<0.0001). Seventy-three HCV genotypes were determined in 71 patients, including Genotype 1a (5.48%), Genotype 1b (10.96%), Genotype 3 (31.5%), Genotype 4 (49.3%), and Genotype 5 (2.74%). Mixed genotypes (Genotypes 3 and 4) were detected in two patients. This study is the most comprehensive epidemiological study carried out in Somalia since the discovery of HCV, and also it is the first study to investigate HCV genotypes among Somali residents. We believe that the data presented herein will contribute to the development of preventive health policies. Özet Karaciğer kanseri, Somali'de erkekler arasında en yaygın ikinci kanser türüdür. Ancak, hepatit C virusu (HCV) enfeksiyonlarının epidemiyolojisine ilişkin veriler sınırlıdır. Bu çalışma, Somali Mogadişu’da HCV enfeksiyonlarının temel epidemiyolojik özelliklerini incelemeyi amaçlamıştır. Bu çalışmada 2015-2019 yılları arasında Mogadişu'da üçüncü basamak bir hastaneye başvuran katılımcılarda Architect anti-HCV immunoassay ile anti-HCV seropozitifliği araştırılmıştır. HCV genotip tayinleri Türkiye'de bulunan iki ayrı akredite dış laboratuvarda gerçekleştirilmiştir. Çalışmaya 102.601 farklı birey için rapor edilen toplam 115.659 test dahil edilmiş ve 1.447 farklı hastada (%1.41) anti-HCV seropozitifliği bulunmuştur. Çalışma popülasyonunun bir alt grubu olan sağlıklı bireylerde seropozitiflik %0.26 (20/7.789) olarak bulundu. Seropozitiflik ayrıca 20 yaş altı bireylerde %0.26 (55/20.784) ve 70 yaş üstü bireylerde %6.2 (424/6.837) olarak saptandı. Son olarak, seropozitiflik erkeklerde kadınlara göre anlamlı derecede daha yüksekti (sırasıyla %1.64 ve %1.15; p<0,0001). Genotip 1a (%5.48), Genotip 1b (%10.96), Genotip 3 (%31.5), Genotip 4 (%49.3) ve Genotip 5 (%2.74) olmak üzere 71 hastada 73 HCV genotipi belirlendi. İki hastada çoklu genotip (Genotip 3 ve 4) varlığı tespit edildi. Bu çalışma, HCV'nin keşfinden bu yana Somali'de yürütülen en kapsamlı epidemiyolojik çalışma olup, Somali’de yerleşik halk arasında HCV genotiplerini araştıran ilk çalışmadır. Burada sunulan verilerin koruyucu sağlık politikalarının geliştirilmesine katkı sağlayacağına inanıyoruz.

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Seroprevalans, Anti-HCV, Architect, Seroprevalence, Karaciğer kanseri, Liver cancer

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