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Title: An Estimated 2.4 Million Americans Have Hepatitis C
Post by: Hep Editors on February 01, 2019, 10:44:50 am

As the opioid epidemic rages, fueling hepatitis C virus (HCV) transmission, a just-released analysis estimates that 2.4 million U.S. residents are living with a chronic HCV infection.

Publishing their findings in the journal Hepatology, researchers analyzed 2013 to 2016 data on all adults from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES). They also relied on literature reviews and estimates of population sizes to estimate how prevalent HCV is among incarcerated people, homeless individuals, active-duty military personnel and nursing home residents.

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https://www.hepmag.com/article/estimated-24-million-americans-hepatitis-c