Abstract
A new flavivirus, provisionally designated hepatitis G virus or GBV-C has recently been described. The virus is parenterally transmitted by exposure to blood through transfusion, intravenous drug use and haemodialysis. Heat- or chemically-treated blood products are associated with reduced risk of infection. The virus may also be transmitted from mother to infant and by the sexual route. Although hepatitis G virus has been detected in patients with acute and chronic hepatitis, a causative role of the virus in such cases has not been established. The majority of long term carriers of the virus appear to have no liver, biochemical or histological abnormalities.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 63-69 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | Vox Sanguinis |
| Volume | 73 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| Publication status | Published - 1997 |
