Polaris Observatory Collaborators. The case for simplifying and using absolute targets for viral hepatitis elimination goals. J Viral Hepat 2021;28:12–19. Summary The 69th World Health Assembly endorsed the Global Health Sector Strategy for Viral Hepatitis, embracing a goal to eliminate hepatitis infection as a public health threat by 2030. This was followed by the World […]
Dunn R, Musabaev E, Razavi H, Sadirova S, Bakieva S, Razavi-Shearer K, Brigida K, Kamili S, Averhoff F, Nasrullah M. Progress Toward Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C Elimination Using a Catalytic Funding Model – Tashkent, Uzbekistan, December 6, 2019-March 15, 2020. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2020 Aug 28;69(34):1161-1165. doi: 10.15585/mmwr.mm6934a3. PMID: 32853186; PMCID: PMC7451973. […]
Blach S, Kondili LA, Aghemo A, Cai Z, Dugan E, Estes C, Gamkrelidze I, Ma S, Pawlotsky JM, Razavi-Shearer D, Razavi H, Waked I, Zeuzem S, Craxi A. Impact of COVID-19 on global HCV elimination efforts. J Hepatol. 2020 Aug 7:S0168-8278(20)30523-7. doi: 10.1016/j.jhep.2020.07.042. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 32777322; PMCID: PMC7411379. Summary Background & Aims […]
Palayew A, Stumo SR, Cooke GS, Hutchinson SJ, Jauffret-Roustide M, Maticic M, Harris M, Metwally AM, Razavi H, Lazarus JV; Hep-CORE Study Group. The Hep-CORE policy score: A European hepatitis C national policy implementation ranking based on patient organization data. PLoS One. 2020 Jul 28;15(7):e0235715. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0235715. PMID: 32722701; PMCID: PMC7386634. Summary Background New hepatitis […]
Palayew A, Razavi H, Hutchinson SJ, Cooke GS, Lazarus JV. Do the most heavily burdened countries have the right policies to eliminate viral hepatitis B and C? Lancet Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2020 Oct;5(10):948-953. doi: 10.1016/S2468-1253(20)30011-X. Epub 2020 Jul 27. PMID: 32730784. Summary Do the most heavily burdened countries have the right policies to eliminate viral hepatitis […]
Kondili LA, Blach S, Razavi H, Craxì A. Tailored screening and dedicated funding for direct acting antiviral drugs: how to keep Italy on the road to hepatitis C virus elimination? Ann Ist Super Sanita. 2020 Jul-Sep;56(3):325-329. doi: 10.4415/ANN_20_03_10. PMID: 32959798. Summary Background and aims Hepatitis C virus (HCV) elimination for Italy is an ambitious, but […]
Razavi H. Global Epidemiology of Viral Hepatitis. Gastroenterol Clin North Am. 2020 Jun;49(2):179-189. doi: 10.1016/j.gtc.2020.01.001. PMID: 32389357. Summary Viral hepatitis (hepatitis A, B, C, D, and E) is the leading cause of inflammation of liver tissue (hepatitis). The disease burden associated with hepatitis A and E occurs shortly after infection, and it is more severe […]
Binka M, Janjua NZ, Grebely J, Estes C, Schanzer D, Kwon JA, Shoukry NH, Kwong JC, Razavi H, Feld JJ, Krajden M. Assessment of Treatment Strategies to Achieve Hepatitis C Elimination in Canada Using a Validated Model. JAMA Netw Open. 2020 May 1;3(5):e204192. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.4192. PMID: 32374397; PMCID: PMC7203608. Summary Importance Achievement of the World […]
Won YK, Kang KS, Gonzalez YS, Razavi H, Dugan E, Han KH, Ahn SH, Jeon MY, Kim DY. A tool to measure the impact of inaction toward elimination of hepatitis C: A case study in Korea. PLoS One. 2020 Apr 28;15(4):e0232186. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0232186. PMID: 32343727; PMCID: PMC7188208. Summary Background and aims Hepatitis C virus (HCV) […]
Kondili LA, Gamkrelidze I, Blach S, Marcellusi A, Galli M, Petta S, Puoti M, Vella S, Razavi H, Craxi A, Mennini FS; PITER collaborating group. Optimization of hepatitis C virus screening strategies by birth cohort in Italy. Liver Int. 2020 Jul;40(7):1545-1555. doi: 10.1111/liv.14408. Epub 2020 Apr 2. PMID: 32078234; PMCID: PMC7384106. Summary Optimization of hepatitis […]