Development of a Standardized, Laboratory Result–Based Hepatitis C Virus Clearance Cascade for Public Health Jurisdictions

During 2013-2016, an estimated 2.4 million people in the US were living with hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. With the availability of curative treatment since 20132, the US has established a goal of eliminating hepatitis C as a public health threat by 2023. HCV clearance cascades are an important...

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Published in:Public health reports (1974) 2024-03, Vol.139 (2), p.149-153
Main Authors: Montgomery, Martha P., Sizemore, Lindsey, Wingate, Heather, Thompson, William W., Teshale, Eyasu, Osinubi, Ade, Doshani, Mona, Nelson, Noele, Gupta, Neil, Wester, Carolyn
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Clearances
Health promotion
Health risks
Hepatitis
Hepatitis C
Jurisdiction
Public health
Viruses
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Summary:During 2013-2016, an estimated 2.4 million people in the US were living with hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. With the availability of curative treatment since 20132, the US has established a goal of eliminating hepatitis C as a public health threat by 2023. HCV clearance cascades are an important tool tot rack progress toward elimination, across jurisdictions and at a national level, and to identify disparities in access to testing and treatment. HCVV cascades are a series of steps that follow progression rom testing and treatment to clearance and subsequent infection and can be used to inform public health interventions to facilitate progression along the cascade.
ISSN:0033-3549
1468-2877
DOI:10.1177/00333549231170044