Closing the gap: finding undiagnosed hepatitis C infections after blood transfusions

(European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC)) What is the incidence of viral hepatitis caused by blood transfusions before and after Sweden introduced screening of blood in the early 1990s? In an article published in Eurosurveillance ahead of World Hepatitis Day on 28 July, the authors also try to estimate how many people of those who were infected with hepatitis B and C through blood transfusion still live with undiagnosed hepatitis.
Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases - Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news