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North Kashmir Hospital Study Finds Hepatitis C in 18.3% Clinically Suspected Patients

SRINAGAR: A hospital-based study from North Kashmir has found hepatitis C infection in 18.30 per cent of 1,087 patients tested, with intravenous drug use emerging as the strongest associated risk factor. Hepatitis B was detected in 3.42 per cent of 1,081 patients. The study also found that young adults aged 20-40 accounted for nearly a []