Latest treatment news and information for patient advocates and people working in hepatitis in Europe. Find out more about infohep > infohep is produced by NAM. Find out more about NAM www.infohep.org/page//about-us/Find-out-about-NAM/page/2626330// infohep news bulletin: May 2022Read our May hepatitis news bulletin. FactsheetsRead our updated hepatitis C treatment factsheets on infohep. Avatar_023/Shutterstock.comTreatment & HCV genotypeSofosbuvir/velpatasvir is suitable for treatment of genotype 4 variants in Africa. Needle exchange/naloxone supply in Birmingham. Nigel Brunsdon/nigelbrunsdon.comHarm reductionUK report urges re-think on hepatitis C reinfection. Hepatitis bulletinSign up for our monthly hepatitis bulletin. New to hepatitis?Read our introductory information on viral hepatitis > infohep news Severe acute hepatitis in children: uncertainty persists over causes and novelty Keith Alcorn / 24 May 2022 The possible causes of cases of severe acute hepatitis in children continue to puzzle scientists and further work is needed to establish whether all countries are seeing unusual levels of severe liver ... Life after the cure People with diabetes or heavy alcohol consumption at higher risk of severe fibrosis after hepatitis C cure Keith Alcorn / 18 May 2022 People with diabetes or high alcohol intake after hepatitis C cure are less likely to experience reductions in liver fibrosis after hepatitis C cure and remained at higher risk of severe liver ... Harm reduction interventions and policy Ukraine: viral hepatitis and harm reduction services for refugees Keith Alcorn / 10 May 2022 The European Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (EASL), the World Health Organization and the European Centre for Disease Control have issued a joint statement on viral hepatitis care for refugees from ... Screening and testing policy UK emergency department screening for viral hepatitis feasible and acceptable Keith Alcorn / 04 May 2022 Emergency department opt-out screening for viral hepatitis and linkage to care is feasible and resulted in high uptake of testing, researchers from a major London hospital report in the Journal of Viral Hepatitis. But ... Severe acute hepatitis of unknown origin in children Keith Alcorn / 25 April 2022 Cases of severe acute hepatitis in children are being reported in an increasing number of countries and the cause is unknown, the World Health Organization said on Saturday.A total of ... View all infohep news Editors' picks from other sources U.S. reports 180 cases of unexplained hepatitis in children, as researchers investigate potential causes STAT / 23 May 2022 CDC investigating 109 unusual hepatitis cases in kids in outbreak STAT / 09 May 2022 Ensuring high-quality viral hepatitis care for refugees from Ukraine EASL / 04 May 2022 Hepatitis cases detected in children in Europe and the US BBC / 20 April 2022 Acute hepatitis of unknown aetiology – the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland World Health Organization / 20 April 2022 1.2 million initiated DAA treatment for HCV between 2014 and 2020 Healio / 13 April 2022 Hepatitis C widespread but rarely treated in postpartum Medicaid beneficiaries with opioid use disorder University of Pittsburgh / 13 April 2022 Increase in hepatitis (liver inflammation) cases in children under investigation UK Health Security Agency / 13 April 2022 Increase in acute hepatitis of unknown origin among children – United Kingdom ECDC / 13 April 2022 No-click system doubles hepatitis c screening orders, study finds University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine / 21 March 2022 View all news from other sources Latest library resources Safer heroin injecting TypeWeb page Published2013 AuthorJon Derricott A systematic review of hepatitis C virus epidemiology in Europe, Canada and Israel [2012] TypeWeb page CountryRussian Federation, Turkey, Western and Central Europe Published2013 AuthorLiver International Management of Adult Patients with Ascites Due to Cirrhosis: Update 2012 TypeWeb page CountryUnited States PublishedApril 2013 AuthorAmerican Association for the Study of Liver Diseases View all resources Looking for country specific news and resources?Visit our country information pages > Keep up to date with the latest hepatitis newsSign up for our free monthly email bulletin > Close Do you find infohep useful? YesNo Would you recommend it? YesNo Do you learn something which benefits you when you visit this site? YesNo Is there any other feedback you would like to provide? Thank you for your feedback Thank you very much for taking time to fill in this questionnaire. We really value your feedback. It helps make the information we provide better. If you have any other comments on the content of this website, we would be interested to hear from you. Please email info@nam.org.uk.