Accelerating the elimination of viral hepatitis: a Lancet Gastroenterology & Hepatology Commission

GS Cooke, I Andrieux-Meyer, TL Applegate… - The lancet …, 2019 - thelancet.com
Viral hepatitis is a major public health threat and a leading cause of death worldwide.
Annual mortality from viral hepatitis is similar to that of other major infectious diseases such …

Progress towards elimination of viral hepatitis: a Lancet Gastroenterology & Hepatology Commission update

GS Cooke, B Flower, E Cunningham… - The Lancet …, 2024 - thelancet.com
The top 20 highest burdened countries (in disability-adjusted life years) account for more
than 75% of the global burden of viral hepatitis. An effective response in these 20 countries …

Treatment as prevention for hepatitis C virus in the Middle East and North Africa: a modeling study

HH Ayoub, S Mahmud, H Chemaitelly… - Frontiers in Public …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Background Direct-acting antivirals opened an opportunity for eliminating hepatitis C virus
(HCV) infection in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), the region most affected by …

The status of hepatitis C virus infection among people who inject drugs in the Middle East and North Africa

S Mahmud, GR Mumtaz, H Chemaitelly… - …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Background and aims People who inject drugs (PWID) are a key population at high risk of
hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. The aim of this study was to delineate the epidemiology of …

[PDF][PDF] State of the hepatitis C virus care cascade

DL Thomas - Clinical Liver Disease, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
State of the Hepatitis C Virus Care Cascade Page 1 8 | CliniCal liver Disease, vOl 16, nO 1,
JUlY 2020 An Official Learning Resource of AASLD review state of the Hepatitis C virus Care …

Characterizing trends and associations for hepatitis C virus antibody prevalence in the Middle East and North Africa: meta-regression analyses

S Mahmud, H Chemaitelly, AS Alaama, JG Hermez… - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
This study characterized population-level trends and associations with hepatitis C virus
(HCV) antibody (Ab) prevalence in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). Data source …

Recent Developments in Applied Microbiology and Biochemistry: Volume 2

V Buddolla - 2020 - books.google.com
Recent Developments in Applied Microbiology and Biochemistry, Vol. 2, provides a
comprehensive treatment and understanding on application oriented microbial concepts …

[HTML][HTML] The cost of eliminating hepatitis C in Pakistan

Z Abbas, M Abbas - The Lancet Global Health, 2020 - thelancet.com
To achieve this ambitious goal, 90% of all patients with hepatitis C must be diagnosed in a
timely fashion and about 80% of all eligible patients must be treated with direct-acting …

Health and economic benefits of achieving hepatitis C virus elimination in Pakistan: A modelling study and economic analysis

AG Lim, N Scott, JG Walker, S Hamid, M Hellard… - PLoS …, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Background Modelling suggests that achieving the WHO incidence target for hepatitis C
virus (HCV) elimination in Pakistan could cost US 3.87billionover2018to2030.However,theeconomicbenefitsfromintegratingservice …

[HTML][HTML] Thalassemia patients from baluchistan in Pakistan are infected with multiple hepatitis B or C virus strains

S Ahmed, M Ayub, M Naeem, FH Nazir… - The American journal …, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
There are an estimated 2,000 children with β-thalassemia in the province Baluchistan of
Pakistan. These children are at high risk of acquiring transfusion-transmitted infections (TTIs) …