blog.aids.gov − NMA Experts Release Recommendations to Address Hepatitis C Among African Americans

blog.aids.gov − NMA Experts Release Recommendations to Address Hepatitis C Among African Americans

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NMA Experts Release Recommendations to Address Hepatitis C Among African Americans

02/27/2014 05:11 PM EST

With an estimated 3.2 million Americans chronically infected with the hepatitis C virus (HCV), and an estimated 75% of them unaware of their infection, the sheer magnitude of the number of persons infected calls the nation to action. Moreover, chronic HCV infection is the most common cause of liver cirrhosis and primary liver cancer, and...