"State of Epidemiological Knowledge and National Management of Hepatitis C Virus Infection in the European Community, 1996."

According to the authors' abstract of an article published in European Journal of Public Health, "Background: Since the identification of the hepatitis C virus (HCV) in 1989, hepatitis C infection has been recognized as an infection of public health importance. However, the magnitude of the problem is not well estimated at the European level. In order to assess the burden of HCV infection and to analyse the prevention and management policies of this illness at the European level, we performed a survey of European Union (EU) member state health authorities. Methods: For this purpose, we collected all currently running policies regarding the surveillance, prevention, and...

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