National Hepatitis C estimates: Incidence, prevalence, undiagnosed proportion and treatment, Canada, 2019

CONCLUSION: Estimates of HCV incidence and prevalence are key metrics to guide interventions and resource allocation. While our estimates show that HCV incidence has decreased in Canada in recent years and treatment of chronic HCV has continued to increase, ongoing efforts are required to reduce the burden of HCV in Canada.PMID:38222827 | PMC:PMC10786238 | DOI:10.14745/ccdr.v48i1112a07

Source: Can Commun Dis Rep - January 15, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Nashira Popovic Anson Williams Simone P érinet Laurence Campeau Qiuying Yang Fan Zhang Ping Yan Jordan Feld Naveed Janjua Marina Klein Mel Krajden William Wong Joseph Cox Source Type: research