What Is Needed on the Way to Eliminate Hepatitis? (IMAGE)

European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC)

What Is Needed on the Way to Eliminate Hepatitis?

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European surveillance data show on-going transmission of hepatitis B and, despite a recent slight decline, high annual levels of hepatitis C diagnoses. As hepatitis infection often shows no symptoms, a large number of people have chronic hepatitis without being aware of the infection.

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