Hepatitis C Virus 2024
A special issue of Viruses (ISSN 1999-4915). This special issue belongs to the section "Human Virology and Viral Diseases".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 December 2024 | Viewed by 190
Special Issue Editor
Interests: infectious diseases; viral hepatitis; liver; COVID-19
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Hepatitis C (HCV) has been recognized by the World Health Organization (WHO) as one of the major public health problems worldwide. Hepatotropic viruses are currently estimated to be responsible for the deaths of more than one million people each year, making them comparable in mortality to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infections, tuberculosis, and malaria. According to recent epidemiological reports, 59 million people are living with HCV worldwide. The introduction of highly effective and safe direct-acting antivirals (DAAs) has radically changed the landscape and outlook for HCV treatment. In addition, this revolution on an unprecedented scale in the history of medicine has stimulated epidemiological research and encouraged research teams to create simulations and predictions. In 2016, WHO initiated an ambitious plan to eliminate viral hepatitis as a public health threat by 2030. Unfortunately, the implementation of this ambitious plan was disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic, resulting in a reduction in the number of screening tests performed and the number of patients treated for viral hepatitis. This Special Issue of Viruses aims to provide updated information on the pathogenesis, epidemiology, diagnostics, treatment, and elimination of HCV infection as a global health threat.
Prof. Dr. Robert Flisiak
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- hepatitis
- HCV
- liver
- epidemiology
- diagnostics
- therapy
