Accelerating #Hepatitis elimination

📌 The WHO estimates that 254 million people are living with hepatitis B and 50 million with hepatitis C. Hepatitis-related cirrhosis and liver cancer cause 1.3 million deaths/year (more than 3,500/day)

Scientific advances have dramatically reduced the number of people affected by liver problems caused by viruses

Hepatitis B can be prevented through #vaccination. Modern treatments can significantly reduce the impact of Hepatitis C

https://www.vaccinestoday.eu/stories/accelerating-hepatitis-elimination/

Weeks after Ontario dental clinic was ordered shut, patients sent letters urging hepatitis and HIV testing
Former patients of a dental clinic in Brantford, Ont., are being warned by Grand Erie Public Health to get tested for hepatitis B, hepatitis C and HIV due to an infection prevention and control lapse investigation.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/kitchener-waterloo/dental-clinic-kitchener-shut-sterilization-lapses-patients-hiv-hepatitis-testing-9.7141282?cmp=rss
Patients of Ontario dental clinic speak out after hepatitis, HIV tests urged due to sterilization lapses
Former patients of a dental clinic in Brantford, Ont., are being warned by Grand Erie Public Health to get tested for hepatitis B, hepatitis C and HIV due to an infection prevention and control lapse investigation.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/kitchener-waterloo/dental-clinic-kitchener-shut-sterilization-lapses-patients-hiv-hepatitis-testing-9.7141282?cmp=rss
Patients of Ontario dental clinic speak out after hepatitis, HIV tests urged due to sterilization lapses
Former patients of a dental clinic in Brantford, Ont., are being warned by Grand Erie Public Health to get tested for hepatitis B, hepatitis C and HIV due to an infection prevention and control lapse investigation.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/kitchener-waterloo/dental-clinic-kitchener-shut-sterilization-lapses-patients-hiv-hepatitis-testing-9.7141282?cmp=rss
Patients of Ontario dental clinic speak out after hepatitis, HIV tests urged due to sterilization lapses
Former patients of a dental clinic in Brantford, Ont., are being warned by Grand Erie Public Health to get tested for hepatitis B, hepatitis C and HIV due to an infection prevention and control lapse investigation.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/kitchener-waterloo/dental-clinic-kitchener-shut-sterilization-lapses-patients-hiv-hepatitis-testing-9.7141282?cmp=rss
Patients of Ontario dental clinic speak out after hepatitis, HIV tests urged due to sterilization lapses
Former patients of a dental clinic in Brantford, Ont., are being warned by Grand Erie Public Health to get tested for hepatitis B, hepatitis C and HIV due to an infection prevention and control lapse investigation.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/kitchener-waterloo/patients-of-ontario-dental-clinic-speak-out-after-hepatitis-hiv-tests-urged-due-to-sterilization-lapses-9.7141282?cmp=rss
Patients of Ontario dental clinic speak out after hepatitis, HIV tests urged due to sterilization lapses
Former patients of a dental clinic in Brantford, Ont., are being warned by Grand Erie Public Health to get tested for hepatitis B, hepatitis C and HIV due to an infection prevention and control lapse investigation.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/kitchener-waterloo/patients-of-ontario-dental-clinic-speak-out-after-hepatitis-hiv-tests-urged-due-to-sterilization-lapses-9.7141282?cmp=rss

Steatosis Paradox:

Unraveling Pathways of Suppressive Effect of Hepatic #Steatosis on #Hepatitis B Virus

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2319417026000259 #OpenAccess #HBV #microbiology #virology

Im Süden Italiens gibt es seit Jahresbeginn deutlich mehr Hepatitis-A-Erkrankungen als üblich. Die Ursache könnten kontaminierte Meeresfrüchte sein. Nun reagierten die Behörden mit einem strikten Verzehrverbot.#Hepatitis #Neapel #Italien
Italien: Anstieg von Hepatitis-A-Fällen in Region Neapel

Italien: Anstieg von Hepatitis-A-Fällen in Region Neapel

Im Süden Italiens gibt es seit Jahresbeginn deutlich mehr Hepatitis-A-Erkrankungen als üblich. Die Ursache könnten kontaminierte Meeresfrüchte sein. Nun reagierten die Behörden mit einem strikten Verzehrverbot.

➡️ https://www.tagesschau.de/ausland/europa/italien-hepatitis-100.html?at_medium=mastodon&at_campaign=tagesschau.de

#Hepatitis #Neapel #Italien

Italien: Anstieg von Hepatitis-A-Fällen in Region Neapel

Im Süden Italiens gibt es seit Jahresbeginn deutlich mehr Hepatitis-A-Erkrankungen als üblich. Die Ursache könnten kontaminierte Meeresfrüchte sein. Nun reagierten die Behörden mit einem strikten Verzehrverbot.

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