Latest treatment news and information for patient advocates and people working in hepatitis in Europe. Find out more about infohep > NAM working with the World Hepatitis Alliance and the European Liver Patients Association www.nam.org.uk www.worldhepatitisalliance.org www.elpa-info.org Image by Marco Verch. Creative Commons licence.CoronavirusUS CDC recommends third dose of Moderna or Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines for organ transplant recipients PexelsTreatment outcomesJapanese study shows benefits of treating hepatitis C early Graph showing the decline in prevalence from Dr Cas Isfordink's presentation.IAS 2021: Hepatitis C eliminationHepatitis C virtually eliminated in people with HIV in the Netherlands Wiraporn Srisuwanwattana, USAID. Creative Commons licence.Treatment for people who use drugsHigh hepatitis C cure rate in Thai study of community-based treatment Hepatitis bulletinSign up for our monthly hepatitis bulletin. New to hepatitis?Read our introductory information on viral hepatitis > infohep news Screening and testing policy People with diabetes or high alcohol consumption at higher risk of late hepatitis C diagnosis Keith Alcorn / 24 September 2021 People with diabetes and those with hazardous alcohol intake were significantly more likely to remain undiagnosed with hepatitis C and present with advanced fibrosis, a large of people diagnosed with hepatitis C ... Testing COVID-19 patients for viral hepatitis does not detect numerous undiagnosed cases Keith Alcorn / 19 September 2021 Screening people admitted to hospital with COVID-19 for hepatitis C or hepatitis B does not lead to detection of a large number of undiagnosed infections and is likely to be of limited ... Adherence to treatment Ultra-short course treatment for hepatitis C: high failure rate but does not compromise second-line treatment Keith Alcorn / 13 September 2021 Ultra-short treatment courses tailored to a person's pre-treatment viral load deliver lower cure rates than 8-week treatment courses, but failure of ultra-short treatment does not prevent subsequent cure of hepatitis ... Prisoners Short stay in prison increases the risk of hepatitis C for people who use drugs Keith Alcorn / 03 September 2021 People who use drugs were over 50% more likely to acquire hepatitis C between 2004 and 2019 if they spent even a brief period in prison, a prospective study carried out in ... Treatment outcomes Japanese study shows benefits of treating hepatitis C early Keith Alcorn / 24 August 2021 Curing hepatitis C in people with mild fibrosis by the age of 50 reduces their risk of death to the same level as the rest of the population, Japanese researchers report in ... View all infohep news Editors' picks from other sources England: Fewer than 700 community pharmacies sign up to provide hepatitis C testing Pharmaceutical Journal / 20 September 2021 Addressing the Intertwined Opioid, HIV, and HCV Crises: Q&A with Rick Altice Yale School of Medicine / 20 September 2021 Rapid hepatitis C testing to be rolled out at dozens of sites nationwide Sydney Morning Herald / 20 September 2021 Can Hepatitis C Self-Testing Bring Us Closer to Eliminating the Virus? The BodyPro / 03 September 2021 Public health partnership launched to tackle silent epidemic of hepatitis C MSF / 09 August 2021 Recommendations and guidance on hepatitis C virus self-testing World Health Organization / 09 August 2021 Hepatitis C vaccine could be rolled out within five years, says Nobel Prize winner who discovered virus European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases press release / 13 July 2021 Universal hepatitis B screenings can save lives and cut costs, study says Scope / 13 July 2021 How Iceland Slashed Hepatitis C Infections MedPage Today / 13 July 2021 WHO releases first-ever global guidance for country validation of viral hepatitis B and C elimination World Health Organization / 13 July 2021 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 >