DOIAbstract
years after the identification of the hepatitis C virus (HCV), there is still debate about the extent of sexual trans-mission of HCV. Because the pool of in-fected persons is very large (the World Health Organization estimates that 170 million people worldwide are infected with HCV) and sexual intercourse is com-mon, even a low rate of sexual transmis-sion can account for a large number of new cases. This explains why the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) does not recommend condom use for long-term serodiscordant heterosexual couples to prevent HCV transmission [1] whil
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