Viral Hepatitis Elimination Strategies and Impact of COVID-19
Viral hepatitis is a significant public health concern worldwide. It has disproportionately impacted millions of people around the globe. With a high prevalence of 257 million for chronic hepatitis B and 71 million for chronic hepatitis C, viral hepatitis remains one of the leading causes of death (1.1 million deaths and 3.0 million new infections per year) globally all the hepatotropic viruses, Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) constitutes a significant disease burden as it is clinically silent and remains undiagnosed for years
Authors
- Aniqa Abdul Rasool (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8645-9669)
- Mah I Kan Changez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4620-153X)
Institutions
- Aga Khan University Hospital (PK)
- Yale University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Pakistan Journal of Medicine and Dentistry
- Published
- 2024-10-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.36283/ziun-pjmd13-4/026
- Primary Topic
- Hepatitis C virus research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00