Viral hepatitis: Europe needs to close the testing gap

(European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC)) Approximately four in five people living with hepatitis B and three out of four people with hepatitis C infection across the European Union and European Economic Area (EU/EEA) and the UK have not yet been diagnosed. This is a major obstacle on the way towards the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) for health in 2030 as highlighted by ECDC on occasion of World Hepatitis Day.
Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases - Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news