Viral Hepatitis News

A nationally representative survey revealed that of the more than 2 million people with current hepatitis C virus infection, only 68% are aware of their infection.

In new guidance, the CDC recommended that the two-step testing process for hepatitis C virus be completed in one visit, eliminating the need for multiple visits, which often leads to incomplete testing.

An analysis of data from 2013 to 2022 showed that only 34% of people diagnosed with hepatitis C in the United States were cured or cleared of the virus, with many still lacking access to highly effective treatments.

Women who reported having health insurance were significantly more likely to initiate hepatitis C treatment vs. women without health insurance, according to a study published in Clinical Infectious Diseases.

A dried blood spot test can be used to detect HIV, hepatitis B and hepatitis C in a single drop of blood, researchers reported at the European Congress of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases.

Being prescribed a 90-day or a “mixed duration” supply of entecavir or tenofovir disoproxil fumarate was associated with higher fill rates among commercially insured patients with chronic hepatitis B, researchers found.

The CDC has updated its guidance for hepatitis B testing for the first time since 2008 and now recommends that all adults in the U.S. be tested for HBV at least once in their lifetime.

Hepatitis C reinfection rates were high among a population of people who had experienced homelessness but increased even more among those experiencing homelessness at the time of treatment, researchers found.

SEATTLE — The effort to find a cure for hepatitis B faces steep challenges, Anna Suk-Fong Lok, MD, told Healio after her plenary presentation at the Conference for Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections.

Despite some progress being made, sub-Saharan Africa remained a hot spot for new HIV infections, with approximately 689,000 new infections annually among HIV-negative adults between 2015 and 2019, according to data pooled from 15 countries.