Raised Public Awareness Of Hepatitis C Leads To 10% Increase In Diagnoses

The number of newly diagnosed cases of hepatitis C infection in England reached 8,346 in 2006 - 10% higher than in 2005 - according to latest figures released by the Health Protection Agency (HPA). The HPA’s annual report for 2007 on hepatitis C suggests that the effort to raise awareness of hepatitis C is encouraging more people to be tested. There has been a considerable increase in the attention paid to hepatitis C over the last 12 months. [click link for full article]

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Filed under: Liver Disease / Hepatitis on December 29th, 2007