Prevalence of antibodies against hepatitis C virus and hepatitis B coinfection in healthy population in Bulgaria. A seroepidemiological study.

The results of this study suggest the need of more stringent measures for prevention and control of HCV infection, including screening focused on different groups of population, precise determination of risk factors for HCV transmission and offering of HBV vaccine to HCV positive individuals to reduce the high risk of double HCV and HBV infection.