Projected Long-Term Impact of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic on Hepatitis C Outcomes in the United States: A Modeling Study

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Authors

Joshua A. Barocas · University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus

Alexandra Savinkina · Yale University

Sara Lodi · Boston University

Rachel Epstein · Boston University

Tara C. Bouton · Boston University

Heather Sperring · Boston University

Heather Hsu ·

Abstract

A recommitment to the HCV epidemic in the United States that involves additional resources coupled with aggressive efforts to screen, link, and treat people with HCV is needed to overcome the COVID-19-related disruptions.

Topics & Keywords

Hepatitis C virus research Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment Hepatitis B Virus Studies

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volume 75, Issue 1, pp. e1112-e1119

DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciab779

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