Hepatitis C virus prevalence in The Netherlands: migrants account for most infections

A population-based anti-hepatitis C virus (HCV) prevalence is important for surveillance purposes and it provides insight into the burden of disease. The outcomes of recent studies in the general Dutch population as well as recent HCV data from specific risk groups including migrants, men who have s...

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Published in:Epidemiology and infection 2013-06, Vol.141 (6), p.1310-1317
Main Authors: VRIEND, H. J., VAN VEEN, M. G., PRINS, M., URBANUS, A. T., BOOT, H. J., OP DE COUL, E. L. M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acquired immune deficiency syndrome
Adolescent
Adult
Aged
AIDS
Antibodies
Biological and medical sciences
Disease risks
Epidemiology
Estimation methods
Ethnicity
Female
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Hemophilia
Hemophilia A
Hepatitis C
Hepatitis C - epidemiology
Hepatitis C - etiology
Hepatitis C virus
HIV
Homosexuality, Male - statistics & numerical data
Human immunodeficiency virus
Humans
Infections
Laboratories
Male
Methadone
Microbiology
Middle Aged
Miscellaneous
Netherlands - epidemiology
Original Papers
Population estimates
Population size
Population Surveillance
Prevalence
Questionnaires
Response rates
Seroepidemiologic Studies
Serology
Sexually transmitted diseases
Statistical estimation
STD
Substance Abuse, Intravenous - complications
Substance Abuse, Intravenous - virology
Transients and Migrants - statistics & numerical data
Trucks
Virology
Viruses
Young Adult
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Summary:A population-based anti-hepatitis C virus (HCV) prevalence is important for surveillance purposes and it provides insight into the burden of disease. The outcomes of recent studies in the general Dutch population as well as recent HCV data from specific risk groups including migrants, men who have sex with men (MSM) and injecting drug users (IDUs), were implemented in a modified version of the Workbook Method (a spreadsheet originally designed for HIV estimations), to estimate Dutch HCV seroprevalence. The estimated national seroprevalence of HCV was 0·22% (min 0·07%, max 0·37%), corresponding to 28 100 (min n = 9600, max n = 48 000) HCV-infected individuals in The Netherlands. Of these, first-generation migrants from HCV-endemic countries (HCV prevalence ⩾2%) accounted for the largest HCV-infected group, followed by IDUs and HIV-positive MSM.
ISSN:0950-2688
1469-4409
DOI:10.1017/S0950268812001884