Society of Diabetic Nephropathy Prevention Journal of Preventive Epidemiology 2476-3934 3 2 2018 07 01 Cost effectiveness analysis of anti-HCV serological test versus HCV RNA for epidemiological surveillance; an analysis from endemic country e22 e22 EN Won Sriwijitalai https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9542-2008 Viroj Wiwanitkit Journal Article 2018 08 07 2018 10 23 Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is an important viral infection that can result in chronic hepatitis and hepatoma. The surveillance of disease is an important tool for early detection and prompt management of infection. Here, the authors perform a cost effectiveness analysis of anti-HCV serological test versus HCV RNA test for epidemiological surveillance. Based on our setting, a tropical country in Indochina, the test is more cost effective.