Diagnostics

CDC recommended that the use of strategies requiring multiple visits to collect blood for hepatitis C virus testing should be discontinued and replaced by single-visit sample collection. More

Rapid on-site testing for hepatitis C at a supervised injection site in Canada led to greater engagement and linkage to care among people who inject drugs, improving the likelihood of getting treated. More

Genetic diversity of hepatitis B and C viruses revealed by continuous surveillance from 2015 to 2021 in Gabon, Central Africa More

Seroprevalence and associated risk factors of hepatitis C infection among diabetic patients in South-Kivu, Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo: A cross-sectional study More

Optimizing point-of-care testing strategies for diagnosis and treatment of hepatitis C virus infection in Australia: a model-based cost-effectiveness analysis More

A study evaluated the temporal trend of HCV-positive pregnancies during the opioid epidemic and identified HCV-associated maternal and perinatal outcomes. More

HCV is known to spread as a sexually transmitted disease among MSM, and a study provided a perspective on the future prevalence of HCV in Japan. More

A study demonstrated the role of fibroscan in assessment of changes in hepatic stiffness in patients with chronic HCV infection following direct-acting antiviral treatment. More

FIND released two publications explaining what hepatitis C self-testing is and why it is important. More

The feasibility and acceptability of integrating hepatitis C and HIV diagnostic testing on centralized molecular laboratory platforms in Myanmar More