Disease Prevention and : Hepatitis B and C among migrants – finding the risk groups
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07/27/2016 | 05:10am EDT
It is estimated that possibly up to 75% of those infected with the hepatitis virus are not aware of their status as hepatitis is often asymptomatic - however the risk of the infection progressing silently to cirrhosis or liver cancer persists. Identifying those who are infected and then linking these to timely treatment will decrease the health burden of chronically infected persons and provide opportunities for significant future savings of associated healthcare costs.
How to identify more hepatitis cases: targeted screening of key populations
Targeted screening of risk groups could improve case detection in Europe. Foreign-born migrants - which refers to those born outside their current country of residence - are one of the key populations at higher risk of hepatitis B and C in many EU/EEA countries. In order to inform policy making and healthcare planning, it is crucial to have a better understanding of the burden of hepatitis B and C infection among migrants as this will enable targeted screening programmes and other prevention measures
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