Secular Trends and Geographic Maps of Hepatitis C Virus Infection among 4 Million Blood Donors in Taiwan from 1999 to 2017
Yun‐Yuan Chen, Chi‐Ling Chen, Jen‐Wei Chen, Nien‐Tzu Hsu, Sheng‐Tang Wei, Sheng‐Mou Hou, Sheng‐Nan Lu, Pei‐Jer Chen – 4 June 2020 – The prevalence of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection in Taiwan was approximately 4% a decade ago, much higher than the worldwide average. This study aimed to assess the HCV burden among 4 million voluntary blood donors after 2 decades of prevention and treatment policies. We retrieved screening results for anti‐HCV and HCV RNA from the Database for Evaluating Voluntary Taiwanese Eligible Donors.