Monday, October 16, 2017

CDC Considers Expanding Hepatitis C Testing

Coverage from the International Conference on Viral Hepatitis (ICVH) 2017

CDC Considers Expanding Hepatitis C Testing
Laird Harrison
October 16, 2017
CHICAGO — In response to an increase in the incidence of hepatitis C infections, which tripled from 2010 to 2015, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) are considering augmenting their recommendations for screening.

"We really have to work together to see how we can expand testing in the future to move along with the changes in epidemiological trends," said John Ward, MD, from the division of viral hepatitis at the CDC.

After decades of decline, the incidence of the disease is rising, particularly in indigenous American and non-Hispanic white people, Dr Ward reported here at the International Conference on Viral Hepatitis 2017.

The highest incidence is in nonurban areas — particularly in states in the Appalachian, Midwestern, and New England regions — in people 20 to 29 years of age, followed by people 30 to 39 years of age....
Link -  https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/887084

From Medscape Gastroenterology

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