indian researchers have discovered liver disease patients of Kolkata infected with a few new strains of hepatitis c virus (hcv) closely resembling varieties prevalent in countries such as Thailand, America and Nepal.

The scientists also found that various types of hcv are fast evolving in acute and chronic liver patients in Kolkata as well as other parts of India and other developing countries, which is a cause for worry. The findings of their study were published in the Journal of Clinical Virology (Vol 32, No 1). It was conducted jointly by scientists from the National Institute of Cholera and Enteric Diseases, the Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, the Indian Council of Medical Research Virus Unit of Infectious Diseases and the Beliaghata Hospital