Hepatitis C Virus Epidemiology in Lithuania: Situation before Introduction of the National Screening Programme

Hepatitis C Virus Epidemiology in Lithuania: Situation before Introduction of the National Screening Programme

In 2022, the Lithuanian health authorities decided to pay general practitioners a fee for performing serological tests for hepatitis C virus (HCV) antibodies in the population born from 1945 to 1994 once per life and annual HCV testing for PWID and HIV infected patients. This study aimed to assess t...

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Main Authors: Egle Ciupkeviciene, Janina Petkeviciene, Jolanta Sumskiene, Gediminas Dragunas, Saulius Dabravalskis, Edita Kreivenaite, Tadas Telksnys, Gediminas Urbonas, Limas Kupcinskas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-05-01
Series:Viruses
Subjects:
hepatitis
HCV
epidemiology
screening
risk factors
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/14/6/1192

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