Idilman, R., Razavi, H., Robbins-Scott, S. et al. A micro-elimination approach to addressing hepatitis C in Turkey. BMC Health Serv Res 20, 249 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-020-5019-8 Summary Background In 2016, WHO passed the Global Health Sector Strategy on Viral Hepatitis (GHSS), calling for its elimination by 2030. Two years later, Turkey approved a strategy to reach the WHO targets. This study […]
Schmelzer J, Dugan E, Blach S, Coleman S, Cai Z, DePaola M, Estes C, Gamkrelidze I, Jerabek K, Ma S, Montoya S, Razavi-Shearer D, Razavi-Shearer K, Robbins-Scott S, Razavi H, El Sayed MH. Global prevalence of hepatitis C virus in children in 2018: a modelling study. Lancet Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2020 Apr;5(4):374-392. doi: 10.1016/S2468-1253(19)30385-1. Epub 2020 […]
Benzaken AS, Girade R, Catapan E, Pereira GFM, Almeida EC, Vivaldini S, Fernandes N, Razavi H, Schmelzer J, Ferraz ML, Ferreira PRA, Pessoa MG, Martinelli A, Souto FJD, Walsh N, Mendes-Correa MC. Hepatitis C disease burden and strategies for elimination by 2030 in Brazil. A mathematical modeling approach. Braz J Infect Dis. 2019 May-Jun;23(3):182-190. doi: […]
Kwon JA, Dore GJ, Grebely J, Hajarizadeh B, Guy R, Cunningham EB, Power C, Estes C, Razavi H, Gray RT; HCV Estimates and Projections Reference Group. Australia on track to achieve WHO HCV elimination targets following rapid initial DAA treatment uptake: A modelling study. J Viral Hepat. 2019 Jan;26(1):83-92. doi: 10.1111/jvh.13013. Epub 2018 Nov 14. […]
Grebely J, Larney S, Peacock A, Colledge S, Leung J, Hickman M, Vickerman P, Blach S, Cunningham EB, Dumchev K, Lynskey M, Stone J, Trickey A, Razavi H, Mattick RP, Farrell M, Dore GJ, Degenhardt L. Global, regional, and country-level estimates of hepatitis C infection among people who have recently injected drugs. Addiction. 2019 Jan;114(1):150-166. […]
Gountas I, Sypsa V, Blach S, Razavi H, Hatzakis A. HCV elimination among people who inject drugs. Modelling pre- and post-WHO elimination era. PLoS One. 2018 Aug 16;13(8):e0202109. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0202109. PMID: 30114207; PMCID: PMC6095544. Summary Background Elimination of hepatitis C virus (HCV) among people who inject drugs (PWID) is a costly investment, so strategies should […]
Kondili LA, Robbins S, Blach S, Gamkrelidze I, Zignego AL, Brunetto MR, Raimondo G, Taliani G, Iannone A, Russo FP, Santantonio TA, Zuin M, Chessa L, Blanc P, Puoti M, Vinci M, Erne EM, Strazzabosco M, Massari M, Lampertico P, Rumi MG, Federico A, Orlandini A, Ciancio A, Borgia G, Andreone P, Caporaso N, Persico […]
Ntagirabiri, R. , Robbins, S. , Barasukana, P. , Munezero, B. and Manirakiza, M. (2018) Modeling the Epidemiological Landscape of Chronic Hepatitis C in a Sub-Saharan African Country: What Is Needed to Achieve Elimination by 2030 in Burundi?. Open Journal of Gastroenterology, 8, 284-293. doi: 10.4236/ojgas.2018.88031. Summary Background Chronic Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is an increasing threat to […]
Schaefer B, Viveiros A, Al-Zoairy R, Blach S, Brandon S, Razavi H, Dorn L, Finkenstedt A, Effenberger M, Graziadei I, Sarcletti M, Tilg H, Zoller H. Disease burden of hepatitis C in the Austrian state of Tyrol – Epidemiological data and model analysis to achieve elimination by 2030. PLoS One. 2018 Jul 12;13(7):e0200750. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0200750. […]
Lazarus JV, Safreed-Harmon K, Thursz MR, Dillon JF, El-Sayed MH, Elsharkawy AM, Hatzakis A, Jadoul M, Prestileo T, Razavi H, Rockstroh JK, Wiktor SZ, Colombo M. The Micro-Elimination Approach to Eliminating Hepatitis C: Strategic and Operational Considerations. Semin Liver Dis. 2018 Aug;38(3):181-192. doi: 10.1055/s-0038-1666841. Epub 2018 Jul 9. PMID: 29986353. Summary The introduction of efficacious […]