Summary The hepatitis C virus (HCV) epidemic was forecasted through 2030 for 15 countries in Europe, the Middle East and Asia, and the relative impact of two scenarios was considered: [1] increased treatment efficacy while holding the annual number of treated patients constant and [2] increased treatment efficacy and an increased annual number of treated […]
Summary The total number, morbidity and mortality attributed to viraemic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infections change over time making it difficult to compare reported estimates from different years. Models were developed for 15 countries to quantify and characterize the viraemic population and forecast the changes in the infected population and the corresponding disease burden from […]
Summary Detailed, country-specific epidemiological data are needed to characterize the burden of chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection around the world. With new treatment options available, policy makers and public health officials must reconsider national strategies for infection control. In this study of 15 countries, published and unpublished data on HCV prevalence, viraemia, genotype, age […]
Resumen Antecedentes y objetivo Las decisiones sobre cuestiones de salud pública dependen de datos epidemiológicos fiables. Se utilizó una revisión exhaustiva de la literatura para recopilar datos específicos de cada país sobre factores de riesgo, prevalencia, número de personas diagnosticadas y distribución de genotipos de la infección por el virus de la hepatitis C (VHC) en países europeos seleccionados, Canadá e Israel. Metodología Referencias de datos […]
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