Hepatitis C time bomb: Only about 10% of carriers identified


  • Nation
  • Thursday, 27 Jul 2017

Prof Dr Rosmawati Mohamed (second right) at the launch of the "At the Edge of a Miracle: The Hepatitis C Epidemic in Malaysia" report on Thursday.

PETALING JAYA: Only about one in 10 Malaysians who carry the Hepatitis C virus (HCV) has been diagnosed with the potentially fatal liver disease, said an expert.  

“The diagnosed cases are only the tip of the iceberg,” said Prof Dr Rosmawati Mohamed, consultant hepatologist at University Malaya Medical Centre (UMMC).  

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