Interventions to enhance testing, linkage to care, and treatment initiation for hepatitis C virus infection: a systematic review and meta-analysis

EB Cunningham, A Wheeler, B Hajarizadeh… - The lancet …, 2022 - thelancet.com
Background Despite the goal set by WHO to eliminate hepatitis C virus (HCV) as a public
health threat, uptake of HCV testing and treatment remains low. To achieve this target …

[PDF][PDF] Innovations in hepatitis C screening and treatment

AA Patel, A Bui, E Prohl, D Bhattacharya… - Hepatology …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
New therapies offer hope for a cure to millions of persons living with hepatitis C virus (HCV)
infection. HCV elimination is a global goal that will be difficult to achieve using the traditional …

Australia could miss the WHO hepatitis C virus elimination targets due to declining treatment uptake and ongoing burden of advanced liver disease complications

JA Kwon, GJ Dore, B Hajarizadeh, M Alavi, H Valerio… - PLoS …, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Australia was one of the first countries to introduce government-funded unrestricted access
to direct-acting antiviral (DAA) therapy, with 88,790 treated since March 2016. However …

Hepatitis C cascade of care in the direct-acting antivirals era: a meta-analysis

P Hernandez-Con, DL Wilson, H Tang, I Unigwe… - American journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Introduction The hepatitis C virus (HCV) epidemic remains a public health problem
worldwide. A systematic review and meta-analysis were conducted to provide evidence of …

Hepatitis C prevalence in incarcerated settings between 2013–2021: a systematic review and meta-analysis

D Busschots, C Kremer, R Bielen, ÖM Koc, L Heyens… - BMC public health, 2022 - Springer
Background The introduction of highly effective direct-acting antiviral therapy has changed
the hepatitis C virus (HCV) treatment paradigm. However, a recent update on HCV …

“I'm not gonna be able to do anything about it, then what's the point?”: A broad group of stakeholders identify barriers and facilitators to HCV testing in a Massachusetts …

AG Wurcel, J Reyes, J Zubiago, PJ Koutoujian… - PLoS …, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Background Despite national guidelines promoting hepatitis C virus (HCV) testing in
prisons, there is substantial heterogeneity on the implementation of HCV testing in jails. We …

Estimating hepatitis C prevalence in the United States, 2017-2020

EW Hall, H Bradley, LK Barker, K Lewis, J Shealey… - Hepatology, 2024 - journals.lww.com
Conclusions: Despite years of an effective cure, estimated prevalence of hepatitis C in 2017–
2020 remains unchanged from 2013–2016 when using comparable methodology. When …

Statewide assessment of the hepatitis C virus care cascade for incarcerated persons in Vermont

AJ Hale, S Mathur, J Dejace… - Public Health …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Objectives: Incarcerated persons in the United States have a high burden of hepatitis C virus
(HCV) infection. This study assessed the impact of a statewide effort in Vermont to treat HCV …

Assessing the Feasibility, Acceptability, and Effectiveness of a Pilot Hepatitis C Screening Program at Food Distribution Sites in Cherokee Nation, Oklahoma

W Essex, J Mera, A Comiford, A Winters… - Journal of Community …, 2023 - Springer
Compared with other racial and ethnic groups in the United States, American Indian and
Alaska Native (AI/AN) people experience the highest incidence of acute hepatitis c (HCV) …

Hepatitis C epidemiology in a large urban jail: A changing demographic

E Hoff, A Warden, R Taylor… - Public health …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Objectives: Nearly 1 in 3 people with hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection pass through the
criminal justice system annually; the system is a crucial location for HCV screening …