The impact of injecting networks on hepatitis C transmission and treatment in people who inject drugs

Margaret Hellard, David A Rolls, Rachel Sacks‐Davis, Garry Robins, Philippa Pattison, Peter Higgs, Campbell Aitken, Emma McBryde – 28 August 2014 – With the development of new highly efficacious direct‐acting antiviral (DAA) treatments for hepatitis C virus (HCV), the concept of treatment as prevention is gaining credence. To date, the majority of mathematical models assume perfect mixing, with injectors having equal contact with all other injectors. This article explores how using a networks‐based approach to treat people who inject drugs (PWID) with DAAs affects HCV prevalence.

The global burden of liver disease: The major impact of China

Fu‐Sheng Wang, Jian‐Gao Fan, Zheng Zhang, Bin Gao, Hong‐Yang Wang – 28 August 2014 – Liver disease is a major cause of illness and death worldwide. In China alone, liver diseases, primarily viral hepatitis (predominantly hepatitis B virus [HBV]), nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, and alcoholic liver disease, affect approximately 300 million people.

The global burden of liver disease: The major impact of China

Fu‐Sheng Wang, Jian‐Gao Fan, Zheng Zhang, Bin Gao, Hong‐Yang Wang – 28 August 2014 – Liver disease is a major cause of illness and death worldwide. In China alone, liver diseases, primarily viral hepatitis (predominantly hepatitis B virus [HBV]), nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, and alcoholic liver disease, affect approximately 300 million people.

The global burden of liver disease: The major impact of China

Fu‐Sheng Wang, Jian‐Gao Fan, Zheng Zhang, Bin Gao, Hong‐Yang Wang – 28 August 2014 – Liver disease is a major cause of illness and death worldwide. In China alone, liver diseases, primarily viral hepatitis (predominantly hepatitis B virus [HBV]), nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, and alcoholic liver disease, affect approximately 300 million people.

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