Seroprevalence of Hepatitis C Antibodies in Healthy Blood Donors in Western U.P. India

Blood transfusion is an effective mode of transmission of hepatitis C infection. In developed countries various measures have been taken to reduce the spread of infection through this route. In India, mandatory screening for HCV was introduced as late as 2002 though it was started in Japan & US in 1990. Still, the studies all over India suggest that despite testing of blood units HCV infection is still a significant problem.