Chronic infection with hepatitis C virus (HCV) is a leading indicator for liver disease. New
treatment options are becoming available, and there is a need to characterize the …

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 …

The disease burden of hepatitis C virus (HCV) is expected to increase as the infected
population ages. A modelling approach was used to estimate the total number of viremic …

Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is a major global health issue. Infection by the HCV can
cause acute and chronic liver diseases and may lead to cirrhosis, hepatocellular carcinoma …

Introduction and aim: Hepatitis C is a key challenge to public health in Brazil. The objective
of this paper was to describe the Brazilian strategy for hepatitis C to meet the 2030 …

Background. To investigate the epidemiology of hepatitis B and C infections and the benefits
of programs aimed at hepatitis prevention and control in Northeastern China. Methods …

METHODS We performed a cross-sectional retrospective multicenter study that included
eight hospitals in different areas of Mexico. These hospitals provide health care to people of …

abstract Background: Hepatitis C virus infection is a major cause of cirrhosis; hepatocellular
carcinoma; and liver transplantation. The aim of this study was to estimate hepatitis C virus …

Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is a blood-borne pathogen that has a worldwide distribution and
infects millions of people. Care-associated HCV infections represented a huge part of …

A population-based hepatitis survey was carried out to estimate the prevalence of hepatitis B
virus (HBV) infection and its predictive factors for the state capitals from the north, south, and …