Table 2 Prevalence of HCV infection in immigrant populations according to the area of origin and prevalence of HCV infection in the indigenous population
From: Epidemiology and management of hepatitis C virus infections in immigrant populations
Author, year | Country/ HCV-Ab prevalence in general population (ECDC) [43] | Number of patients | Enrolment period | Area of origin n (%) | HCV-Ab- positive n (%) | HCV-RNA- positive n (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tafuri, 2010 [50] | Italy 2.1–8% | 529 | May–July 2008 | Africa: 510 (96.4) | Total: 24 (4.5) | Not reported |
Asia 19 (3.6) | ||||||
Bottecchia, 2011 [45] | Spain 1.1–2% | 1718 | January 2007– December 2008 | Africa: 1322 (77); Latin America: 378 (22) | Total: 212 (12.3) | Not reported |
Asia: 18 (1) | ||||||
Urbanus, 2011 [47] | Netherlands < 0.5% | 5580 | 2003–2009 | Western countries: 720 (22.9) | 2 (0.3) | 2 (0.3) |
Non-western countries: 4860 (87.1) | 34 (0.7) | 28 (0.6) | ||||
Rivas, 2013 [46] | Spain 1.7% | 1493 | January 2002– December 2008 | Equatorial Guinea: 1220 (81.6) | 234 (19.2) | 141 (11.6) |
Other sub-Saharan countries: 276 (18.4) | 2 (0.7) | 0 (0.0) | ||||
Stornaiuolo, 2013 [51] | Italy 2.1–8% | 2681 | 1999–2009 | North Africa: 101 (3.8%) | 10 (9.9) | Not reported |
Sub-Saharan Africa: 2202 (82.3%) | 54 (2.5) | |||||
Eastern Europe: 211 (7.9%) | 15 (7.1) | |||||
Asia: 115 (4.3%) | 4 (3.5) | |||||
Coppola, 2013 [48] | Italy 2.1–8% | 882 | January 2012– June 2013 | Northern Africa: 80 (9.1) | 2 (2.5) | Not reported |
Sub-Saharan Africa: 444 (50.3) | 17 (3.8) | |||||
Eastern Europe: 198 (22.5) | 12 (6.1) | |||||
India-Pakistan area: 126 (14.3) | 9 (7.1) | |||||
Daw, 2016 [44] | Libya 1.2% | 14 205 | 2013–2015 | Central Africa: 2557 (18.0) | 146 (5.7) | Not reported |
West Africa: 4993 (35.1) | 405 (8.1) | |||||
Horn of Africa: 3524 (24.8) | 296 (8.4) | |||||
North Africa: 3131 (22.1) | 314 (10.0) | |||||
Sagnelli, 2018 [49] | Italy 2.1–8% | 1727 | 2012–2017 | Northern Africa: 94 (5.4) | 2 (2.2) | 1 (1.1) |
Sub-Saharan Africa: 1084 (62.8) | 35 (3.6) | 9 (0.9) | ||||
Eastern Europe: 261 (15) | 15 (5.7) | 11 (4.2) | ||||
India-Pakistan area: 371 (21.5) | 16 (4.3) | 9 (2.4) | ||||
Other countries: 29 (1.7) | 2 (6.9) | 1 (3.4) | ||||
Jablonka, 2017 [52] | Germany < 0.5% | 604 | August–September 2015 | European Region: 41 (6.8) | 5 (1.0) | Total: 4 (0.6) |
African Region: 55 (9.1) | 1 (2.4) | |||||
Eastern Mediterranean Region: 482 (79.8) | 1 (1.8) | |||||
South East Asia: 7 (1.2) | 0 (0.0) | |||||
Unknown: 19 (3.1) | 0 (0.0) |