Summary At a time when hepatitis C virus clearance can be obtained by DAAs in almost all infected patients, global infection burden control is an objective within reach, even if achieving the WHO HCV elimination targets by 2030 may not be attainable. The lowest cost intervention is an awareness campaign to bring in those who […]
Summary Background Since the release of the first global hepatitis elimination targets in 2016, and until the COVID-19 pandemic started in early 2020, many countries and territories were making progress toward hepatitis C virus (HCV) elimination. This study aims to evaluate HCV burden in 2020, and forecast HCV burden by 2030 given current trends. Methods This analysis […]
Le LV, Blach S, Rewari B, Chan P, Fuqiang C, Ishikawa N, Sharma M, Mangadan-Konath N, Razavi H, Low-Beer D, Razavi-Shearer D. Progress towards achieving viral hepatitis B and C elimination in the Asia and Pacific region: Results from modelling and global reporting. Liver Int. 2021 Dec 11. doi: 10.1111/liv.15131. Epub ahead of print. PMID: […]
Lazarus JV, Mark HE, Villota-Rivas M, Palayew A, Carrieri P, Colombo M, Ekstedt M, Esmat G, George J, Marchesini G, Novak K, Ocama P, Ratziu V, Razavi H, Romero-Gómez M, Silva M, Spearman CW, Tacke F, Tsochatzis EA, Yilmaz Y, Younossi ZM, Wong VW, Zelber-Sagi S, Cortez-Pinto H, Anstee QM; NAFLD policy review collaborators. The […]
Summary Background Switzerland has made strides towards hepatitis C virus elimination, but as of 2019, elimination was not guaranteed. However, political interest in viral hepatitis has been increasing. We sought to develop a better understanding of Switzerland’s progress towards HCV elimination and the profile of remaining HCV-RNA-positive patients. Methods A previously described Markov model was […]
Trivedi PJ, Bowlus CL, Yimam KK, Razavi H, Estes C. Epidemiology, Natural History, and Outcomes of Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis: A Systematic Review of Population-based Studies. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2021 Aug 30:S1542-3565(21)00919-8. doi: 10.1016/j.cgh.2021.08.039. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 34474162. Summary Background & aims The aim of this study was to quantify the global epidemiology of […]
Toor J, Echeverria-Londono S, Li X, Abbas K, Carter ED, Clapham HE, Clark A, de Villiers MJ, Eilertson K, Ferrari M, Gamkrelidze I, Hallett TB, Hinsley WR, Hogan D, Huber JH, Jackson ML, Jean K, Jit M, Karachaliou A, Klepac P, Kraay A, Lessler J, Li X, Lopman BA, Mengistu T, Metcalf CJE, Moore SM, […]
Blach S, Blomé M, Duberg AS, Jerkeman A, Kåberg M, Klasa PE, Lagging M, Razavi-Shearer D, Razavi H, Aleman S. Hepatitis C elimination in Sweden: Progress, challenges and opportunities for growth in the time of COVID-19. Liver Int. 2021 May 29:10.1111/liv.14978. doi: 10.1111/liv.14978. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 34051065; PMCID: PMC8242794. Summary Background & Aims […]
COVID-19 and global HCV elimination efforts. Sarah Blach, MHS, CPH. HCV Team Lead, CDA Foundation, Lafayette, CO, USA. EASL: International Liver Foundation. April 2020.
Li X, Mukandavire C, Cucunubá ZM, Echeverria Londono S, Abbas K, Clapham HE, Jit M, Johnson HL, Papadopoulos T, Vynnycky E, Brisson M, Carter ED, Clark A, de Villiers MJ, Eilertson K, Ferrari MJ, Gamkrelidze I, Gaythorpe KAM, Grassly NC, Hallett TB, Hinsley W, Jackson ML, Jean K, Karachaliou A, Klepac P, Lessler J, Li […]