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Center for Disease Analysis

September 29, 2017
Colorado Prevalence and Incidence of Hepatitis C Virus Infection: A Modeling Study
Summary Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is a contagious liver disease that mainly spreads through contact with blood and can range in severity from a mild illness that clears on its own to a serious, lifelong illness that can result in death. HCV infection is the most common bloodborne pathogen in the U.S. and a […]

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April 28, 2017
Estimates of the coverage of diagnosis and treatment for HBV and HCV infection, by WHO region and income group, 2015
Summary In May 2016, the World Health Assembly endorsed the Global Health Sector Strategy (GHSS) on viral hepatitis 2016–2021. The GHSS calls for the elimination of viral hepatitis as a public health threat by 2030 (reducing new infections by 90% and mortality by 65%). This WHO Global hepatitis report describes, for the ﬁrst time, the global and regional […]

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