Direct-acting antiviral therapies for hepatitis C infection: global registration, reimbursement, and restrictions

AD Marshall, AR Willing, A Kairouz… - The Lancet …, 2024 - thelancet.com
Direct-acting antivirals (DAAs) for hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection have delivered high
response rates (> 95%) and simplified the management of HCV treatment, permitting non …

[HTML][HTML] Elimination of HCV Infection: Recent Epidemiological Findings, Barriers, and Strategies for the Coming Years

P Torre, M Festa, T Sarcina, M Masarone, M Persico - Viruses, 2024 - mdpi.com
Hepatitis C is a disease for which in approximately 30 years we have gone from the
discovery of the causative agent in 1989, to the introduction of direct-acting antiviral (DAAs) …

[HTML][HTML] Understanding Perceptions of Hepatitis C and Its Management Among People with Experience of Incarceration in Quebec, Canada: A Qualitative Study …

A Mambro, S Mortazhejri, D Ortiz-Paredes, A Patey… - Viruses, 2024 - mdpi.com
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) disproportionately affects certain sub-populations, including people
with experience of incarceration (PWEI). Little is known about how perceptions of HCV and …

Epidemiology of Hepatitis C over 28 years of monitoring Canadian blood donors: Insight into a low-risk undiagnosed population

SF O'Brien, B Ehsani-Moghaddam, L Osmond, W Fan… - BMC Public Health, 2024 - Springer
Background Hepatitis C is a blood-borne infection with the hepatitis C virus (HCV) that can
progress to cirrhosis and liver cancer. About 70%(50–80%) of infections become chronic …

Expanding access to healthcare for people who use drugs and sex workers: hepatitis C elimination implications from a qualitative study of healthcare experiences in …

NE Cunningham, J Lamb, A Staller, M Krajden… - Harm Reduction …, 2024 - Springer
Abstract Background Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is a major health threat in Canada. In British
Columbia (BC) province, 1.6% of the population had been exposed to HCV by 2012 …

Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on hepatitis C virus screening in provincial prisons in Montreal, Quebec, Canada

N Kronfli, F Leone, C Dussault, G Miliani… - Frontiers in Public …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Background Little is known about the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on hepatitis C
(HCV) screening efforts in carceral settings. We explored the impact of the pandemic on …

The Canadian hepatitis C treatment landscape: Time to turn chaos into order

KP Williams, KPR Dunn, SS Lee - Canadian Liver Journal, 2023 - canlivj.utpjournals.press
© Canadian Association for the Study of the Liver, 2023. This article is free to read to all
interested readers, immediately upon publication. For their own personal use, users may …

Equitable access to direct-acting antivirals: Canada's path to a hepatitis C-free tomorrow

F Canani, JJ Feld, MJ Biondi - Canadian Liver Journal, 2024 - canlivj.utpjournals.press
© Canadian Association for the Study of the Liver, 2024. This article is free to read to all
interested readers, immediately upon publication. For their own personal use, users may …

Achieving and sustaining hepatitis C elimination among gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men

BL HARNEY - 2023 - bridges.monash.edu
Achieving hepatitis C elimination is highly feasible among gay, bisexual and other men who
have sex with men in Australia. This thesis provides national level empirical data showing …

[PDF][PDF] Impact of the COVID-19

G Miliani, E Gallant, M Potter, J Cox - 2024 - researchgate.net
Background: Little is known about the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on hepatitis C
(HCV) screening efforts in carceral settings. We explored the impact of the pandemic on …