Approaches for simplified HCV diagnostic algorithms

S Fourati, JJ Feld, S Chevaliez… - Journal of the …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction In the light of the advances in HCV antiviral therapy, global control of HCV
infection becomes feasible but depends on the capacity of countries to identify infected …

Hepatitis C vaccines, antibodies, and T cells

NH Shoukry - Frontiers in immunology, 2018 - frontiersin.org
The development of vaccines that protect against persistent hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection
remain a public health priority. The broad use of highly effective direct-acting antivirals …

Australia needs to increase testing to achieve hepatitis C elimination

N Scott, R Sacks‐Davis, AJ Wade… - Medical Journal of …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives To assess progress in Australia toward the 2030 WHO hepatitis C elimination
targets two years after the introduction of highly effective direct‐acting antiviral (DAA) …

Hepatitis C diagnosis: simplified solutions, predictive barriers, and future promises

I Shahid, AR Alzahrani, SS Al-Ghamdi, IM Alanazi… - Diagnostics, 2021 - mdpi.com
The simplification of current hepatitis C diagnostic algorithms and the emergence of digital
diagnostic devices will be very crucial to achieving the WHO's set goals of hepatitis C …

Epidemiology of hepatitis C virus infection

F Roudot-Thoraval - Clinics and research in hepatology and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Hepatitis C is a global health problem, with an estimated 71· 1 million individuals chronically
infected worldwide, accounting for 1%(95% uncertainty interval: 0.8–1.1) of the population …

Progress and challenges of a pioneering hepatitis C elimination program in the country of Georgia

F Averhoff, S Shadaker, A Gamkrelidze… - Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Background & Aims Georgia, with a high prevalence of HCV infection, launched the world's
first national hepatitis C elimination program in April 2015. A key strategy is the identification …

[HTML][HTML] Insights from a national survey in 2021 and from modelling on progress towards hepatitis C virus elimination in the country of Georgia since 2015

JG Walker, I Tskhomelidze, S Shadaker… - …, 2023 - eurosurveillance.org
Background Between May 2015 and February 2022, 77,168 hepatitis C virus (HCV)-infected
people in Georgia have been treated through an HCV elimination programme. To project the …

Hepatitis C prevalence and risk factors in Georgia, 2015: setting a baseline for elimination

LM Hagan, A Kasradze, SJ Salyer, A Gamkrelidze… - BMC public health, 2019 - Springer
Abstract Background The country of Georgia launched the world's first Hepatitis C Virus
(HCV) Elimination Program in 2015 and set a 90% prevalence reduction goal for 2020. We …

Elimination of hepatitis C. Positioning document of the Spanish Association for the Study of the Liver (AEEH)

J Crespo, A Albillos, M Buti, JL Calleja… - … y Hepatología (English …, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract The Spanish Association for the Study of the Liver (AEEH) is convinced that the
elimination of hepatitis C virus (HCV) in Spain is possible as long as we are able to use the …

Global hepatitis C elimination: an investment framework

A Pedrana, J Howell, N Scott, S Schroeder… - The Lancet …, 2020 - thelancet.com
WHO has set global targets for the elimination of hepatitis B and hepatitis C as a public
health threat by 2030. However, investment in elimination programmes remains low. To help …