Prevalence of anti - HCV in blood donors of hazara [NWFP]

Prevalence of hepatitis C in apparently health blood donors of Pakistan ranges from 4% to 9% in various published series. No data is available from northern Pakistan. To address this issue, 90 blood donors including voluntary and professional blood donors from various parts of Hazara, NWFP [North West Frontier Province] were screened for anti-HCV by ELISA. All sample tested negative for anti HCV. The prevalence of anti HCV is nil in our study group