Liver diseases and hepatocellular carcinoma in the Asia-Pacific region: burden, trends, challenges and future directions

LY Mak, K Liu, S Chirapongsathorn, KC Yew… - Nature Reviews …, 2024 - nature.com
Globally, nearly half of deaths from cirrhosis and chronic liver diseases (CLD) and three-
quarters of deaths from hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) occur in the Asia-Pacific region …

HCV microelimination for high-risk special populations

CF Huang, GJ Chen, CC Hung… - The Journal of Infectious …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Abstract The World Health Organization has set tremendous goals to eliminate viral hepatitis
by 2030. However, most countries are currently off the track for achieving these goals …

Treatment as prevention effect of direct-acting antivirals on primary hepatitis C virus incidence: findings from a multinational cohort between 2010 and 2019

DK van Santen, R Sacks-Davis, A Stewart, A Boyd… - …, 2023 - thelancet.com
Background Broad direct-acting antiviral (DAA) access may reduce hepatitis C virus (HCV)
incidence through a" treatment as prevention"(TasP) effect. We assessed changes in …

Determining reinfection rates by hepatitis C testing interval among key populations: A systematic review and meta‐analysis

SC Munari, MW Traeger, V Menon… - Liver …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Background & Aims Detecting hepatitis C virus (HCV) reinfection among key
populations helps prevent ongoing transmission. This systematic review aims to determine …

[HTML][HTML] Risky sexual practices and hepatitis C viremia among HIV-positive men who have sex with men in Taiwan

MH Huang, GJ Chen, HY Sun, YT Chen, LH Su… - Journal of Microbiology …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Understanding the risk behaviors associated with sexually-transmitted hepatitis
C virus (HCV) infection among men who have sex with men (MSM) may inform the public …

Incidence and prevalence of hepatitis C virus among HIV-negative gay and bisexual men using HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP): a systematic review and meta …

MW Traeger, BL Harney, R Sacks-Davis… - Open Forum …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Background Gay and bisexual men using HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) are at
increased risk for sexually transmissible infections. Hepatitis C virus (HCV) risk among PrEP …

Hepatitis C microelimination among people living with HIV in Taiwan

GJ Chen, SY Ho, LH Su, SY Chang… - Emerging Microbes & …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
To reach the WHO target of hepatitis C virus (HCV) elimination by 2025, Taiwan started to
implement free-of-charge direct-acting antiviral (DAA) treatment programme in 2017 …

Hepatitis C virus reinfection in people with HIV in Taiwan after achieving sustained virologic response with antiviral treatment: the RECUR study

CH Liu, HY Sun, CY Peng, SM Hsieh… - Open Forum …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Background Data on hepatitis C virus (HCV) reinfection in East Asian people with HIV after
treatment-induced sustained virologic response (SVR) are limited. Methods HIV/HCV …

“It's not just the hit itself”: the social practice of injecting drug use among gay and bisexual men in Australia

SE Schroeder, A Bourne, J Doyle, M Stoove… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background: Injecting drug use is purportedly more common among gay and bisexual men
(GBM) than the general Australian population. Approaches designed to support the …

Hepatitis C Virus–HIV Coinfection in the United States Among People Who Inject Drugs: Data Needed for Ending Dual Epidemics

AC Moorman, D Bixler, EH Teshale… - Public Health …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
The overlapping epidemics of hepatitis C virus (HCV) and HIV infection stem from
underlying behaviors and health disparities among disproportionately affected populations …