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HCV infection and its chronic sequelae is a public health threat of international concern. Major advances in the treatment of chronic hepatitis C (CHC) led the 69th World Health Assembly (2016) to approve the Global Health Sector Strategy (GHSS) to eliminate hepatitis C (and B) infections by 2030. To achieve this goal, assessment and monitoring of global, regional, and national HCV burden during the years is a prerequisite.
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Hatzakis, A. (2021). Global HCV Burden. In: Hatzakis, A. (eds) Hepatitis C: Epidemiology, Prevention and Elimination . Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-64649-3_5
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