Hepatitis C virus among blood donors in Lubumbashi, DRC: Seroprevalence and molecular characterisation.

Objectives: To date, no study has been done yet on the distribution of Hepatitis C virus genotypes in Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of Congo. The objective of this work was to determine the seroprevalence and study the distribution of hepatitis C virus (HCV) genotypes among blood donors in Lubumbashi, DRC.

Methods: This was a cross-sectional descriptive study among blood donors.