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Hepatitis C screening of prison inmates would benefit wider community, be cost-effective

The benefits of screening prison inmates for infection with the hepatitis C virus and treating those who test positive for the infection would extend far beyond the prison population.

Published
24 November 2015
From
Eurekalert Inf Dis
Hepatitis C symptoms and diagnosis
New consensus definition of late presentation for viral hepatitis

Today, EASL and HIV in Europe announce a consensus definition of late presentation for viral hepatitis. The announcement coincides with the European AIDS Conference in Barcelona and aims to encourage policy makers, health professionals, public health institutions and civil society organisations to implement this definition to improve the European surveillance of and response to the viral hepatitis epidemic.

Published
26 October 2015
From
EASL & HIV in Europe
Hepatitis C symptoms and diagnosis
More than 200,000 Brits chronically infected with HCV

Around 214,000 individuals are chronically infected with hepatitis C (HCV) in the UK, national estimates from Public Health England (PHE) suggest.

Published
02 September 2015
From
Nursing in Practice
Hepatitis C symptoms and diagnosis
US: Hepatitis C Rising -- Especially Among Young People -- and May Be Underestimated

While hepatitis C has traditionally been predominant among Baby Boomers, the new report shows that HCV incidence is rising fastest among young people. But a recently published related study suggests that formal surveillance methods may grossly underestimate the number of people newly infected with HCV.

Published
06 July 2015
From
HIVandHepatitis.com
Hepatitis C symptoms and diagnosis
Public health surveillance system may underestimate cases of acute hepatitis C infection

A new study suggests massive under reporting may occur within the system set up by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to estimate the incidence of acute hepatitis C virus infection. A research team found that less than 1 percent of a group of acute HCV patients in Massachusetts had been reported to the CDC, largely because required data was either not available or did not meet CDC definitions for acute HCV infection.

Published
02 July 2015
From
Eurekalert Inf Dis
Hepatitis C symptoms and diagnosis
Hepatitis C Virus Infection and Alcohol: Challenges and Opportunities

This report, prepared by Professor David Goldberg and supported by Bristol Myers-Squibb, looks at the linkages between excessive alcohol consumption and hepatitis C, and explores how excessive alcohol consumption can act as a barrier to people with hepatitis C being considered for, receiving and the benefit of treatment for hepatitis C.

Published
24 June 2015
From
HCV Action
Hepatitis C treatment
Hepatitis C: 25 Years Old, and Fading

At this year's Digestive Disease Week, investigators discussed issues related to screening efforts, the natural history of HCV infection, the safety and efficacy of the next wave of antiviral agents, access to care, and affordability of treatment.

Published
17 June 2015
From
Medscape
Hepatitis C symptoms and diagnosis
Hepatitis cases responsible for 93% of prison disease reports

The increase in reports reflects significant improvements in testing for hepatitis and other blood borne viruses (BBV) in prisons, which in a major change is moving from an ‘opt-in’ to an ‘opt-out’ policy to help reduce transmissions.

Published
16 June 2015
From
Public Health England press release
Global health initiatives
UNITAID brings innovation to the global response to HIV/AIDS, TB and Malaria

At a meeting in Rio de Janeiro, the Executive Board announced it would as a first step focus investments in three areas: improving antiretroviral therapy for adults in low and middle-income countries; enabling the expanded use, or "scale-up", of first pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) as a means of preventing HIV transmission; and the development of better tools to diagnose hepatitis C virus (HCV), in particular for people who are co-infected with HIV/HCV.

Published
08 June 2015
From
UNITAID
Hepatitis C treatment
Hepatitis B and C - An Action Plan for Saving Lives in Europe

Last year, leading experts, institutions, patient organisations and pharmaceutical industry representatives met and agreed that the major recommendations produced between 2011 and 2014 should be compiled into one comprehensive document, to make it easier for policy makers, decision makers, civil society organisations and healthcare institutions to tackle viral hepatitis effectively.

Published
20 May 2015
From
European Liver Patients Association
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Community Consensus Statement on Access to HIV Treatment and its Use for Prevention

Together, we can make it happen

We can end HIV soon if people have equal access to HIV drugs as treatment and as PrEP, and have free choice over whether to take them.

Launched today, the Community Consensus Statement is a basic set of principles aimed at making sure that happens.

The Community Consensus Statement is a joint initiative of AVAC, EATG, MSMGF, GNP+, HIV i-Base, the International HIV/AIDS Alliance, ITPC and NAM/aidsmap
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