Emerging from the screening of 57 million citizens and treating 4 million patients: future strategies to eliminate hepatitis C from Egypt |
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| Authors: | Gamal Esmat Tamer Elbaz Aisha Elsharkawy Mohamed Abdullah |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Endemic Hepatogastroenterology, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University , Giza, Egypt;2. Medical Research Division, National Research Center , Egypt |
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| Abstract: | ABSTRACT Introduction Egypt succeeded in establishing a successful model of care for hepatitis C virus (HCV) management in the country with the highest worldwide disease prevalence. The Egyptian ministry of health announced an optimistic goal of near disease elimination. More steps are still required to achieve such a goal. |
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| Keywords: | DAAs Egypt elimination HCV screening |
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