Table 2 Estimates of general population anti-HCV-Ab prevalence, and number of anti-HCV positive people in the general population, by country, Europe, 2000-2009

Belgium [91]

2003

regional

Flanders

random

1.834

0,1

(0.1-0.4) &

Oral fluid

10.754.528

64.527

Belgium [111]

1993-1994

regional

Flanders

random

4.055

0,9

(0.5-1.1) &

Bulgaria [112]

1999-2000

regional

South-Central

convenience

2.211

1,3

(1.2-1.4) &

Standardized

7.606.551

98.885

Czech Republic [92]

2001

nationwide

-

random

2.658

0,2

(0.1-0.4)$

10.467.542

20.935

France [113]

1997

regional

South

convenience

11.804

1,3

(1.1-1.5) &

64.351.000

836563

Germany [95]

1998

nationwide

-

random

6.748

0,4

(0.2-0.5) &

82.050.000

328200

Greece [96]

1997-1998

regional

Peloponnesos

random

1.500

0,5

(0.2-1.1) &

11.257.285

112.573

Greece [114]

1997

regional

Zakinthos

random

718

1,3

(0.6-2.4) $

Italy [74]

2002

regional

North

convenience

956

2,6

(1.7-3.8) $

Italy [115]

1994-1995

regional

North

convenience

2.154

3,3

(2.6-4.1) &

Italy [116]

Not reported

regional

North

convenience

4.820

2,4

(2.0-2.8) &

Italy [117]

Not reported

regional

Central

convenience

300

16,3

(12.0-20.6) &

Italy [97]

1997

regional

Central

random

250

22,4

(20.8-24.1) &

Italy [98]

Not reported

regional

South

random

488

16,2

(13.0-19.8) $

Italy [118]

2000-2002

regional

South

convenience

2.753

7,9

(6.9-9.0) $

Italy [99]

2002-2003

regional

South

random

1.645

6,5

(5.3-7.7) &

Italy [100]

1994-1995

regional

Sardinia

convenience

3.324

3,2

(2,6-3,8) $

Italy [101]

1999-2000

regional

Sicily

random

721

10,4

(8,2-12,9) $

Netherlands [41]

2004

regional

Amsterdam

random

1.364

0,6

(0.1-1.1) &

Standardized

16.486.587

65.946

Netherlands [119]

2006

regional

East

convenience

2.200

0,2

(0.1-0.5) $

Poland [120]

1999

regional

North

convenience

2.561

1,9

(1.4-2.5) $

38.135.876

724.582

Romania [121]

2006-2008

nationwide

-

random

8.039

3,5

(3.1-3.9) &

21.498.616

752.452

Spain [122]

1996

regional

Catalonia

random

2.142

2,5

(1.8-3.2) &

Standardized

45.828.172

916.563

Spain [123]

1997-1998

regional

North

random

1.170

1,6

(1.0-2.6) &

Sweden [104]

1991-1994

regional

Malmö

random

5.533

0,4

(0,3-0,6) $

9.256.347

37.025

Turkey [105]

2006-2007

regional

South West

random

2.852

1,0

(0,7-1,4) $

71.517.100

1.072.757

Turkey [106]

2002-2004

regional

Central

convenience

1.320

2,2

(1,5-3,1) $

Turkey [108]

Not reported

regional

Central

random

1.095

2,1

(1,3-3,1) $

United Kingdom [124]

1996

regional

England&Wales

residual

6.401

0,7

(0,1-0,5) $

61634599

431442