Table 1 Showing the prevalence of co-infection HCV/ HBV and hepatosplenic schistosomiasis (HSS)

Egypt

33% [21]

1-Angelico et al [21] a small scale study carried among 135 liver disease patients

19.6% [20]-33% [21]

1-El-Sayed et al [20]

This is a community based study

2-Angelico et al [21] a small scale study carried among 135 liver disease patients

2- el-Esnawy [27] et al. carried a study among 233 waste water treatment workers

40.2% [27]

Sudan

2.3%

Mudawi et al. [25] studied 176 schistosomiasis patients

Ethiopia

4%

Berhe et al. [30] studied 199 schistosomiasis patients

16.1%

Berhe et al. [30] studied 199 schistosomiasis patients

Brazil

12.9%

Aquino et al [22] studied 101 patients with HSS

15.8%

Aquino et al [22] studied 101 patients with HSS

China

0.06%

Li et al. [26] studied 102 patients with schistosomiasis

58.4%

Du et al. [23] studied 250 schistosomiasis patients