• Question: Does HCV disease affect many people?

    Asked by rosielawrence to PB on 20 Jun 2013.
    • Photo: Peter Balfe

      Peter Balfe answered on 20 Jun 2013:

      Very precise estimates are hard to get, but we think 170 million people harbour this disease, 3 x the number with HIV. Put another way, 2 – 3% of the people on the planet.

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