HCV transmission in high-risk communities in Bulgaria.
Lilia M Ganova-RaevaZoya DimitrovaIvailo AlexievLili PunkovaAmanda SueGuo-Liang XiaAnna GanchevaReneta DimitrovaAsya KostadinovaElitsa Golkocheva-MarkovaYury KhudyakovPublished in: PloS one (2019)
Identification of several HCV genotypes and many HCV strains suggests a frequent introduction of HCV to the studied high-risk communities. GHOST detected a broad transmission network, which sustains circulation of several HCV strains since their early introduction in the 3 cities. This is the first report on the molecular epidemiology of HIV/HCV coinfections in Bulgaria.