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Hepatitis C Main Forums => Hepatitis C Research News & Studies => Topic started by: Hep Editors on August 29, 2014, 11:37:09 am

Title: How Can Hep C Treatment Be Used to Prevent Its Spread?
Post by: Hep Editors on August 29, 2014, 11:37:09 am

Now that hepatitis C treatments in the pipeline are approaching 100% efficacy, experts say the prospect of significantly slowing the spread of the virus through treatment has become an exciting prospect. It's an idea called treatment as prevention, or TaSP, and has been used with some great results in the HIV fight.

But targeting the right population with treatment is key to achieving an effective TasP strategy. Who do you think should get on board first?

For more info: http://www.hepmag.com/articles/TasP_prevention_2501_25551.shtml