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ECDC: around 9 million Europeans are affected by chronic hepatitis B or C
An estimated 4.7 million Europeans are living with chronic hepatitis B and almost 4 million (3.9) with chronic hepatitis C infection. However, large numbers of them are not even aware of their infection as they have not yet been tested and diagnosed.
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World Hepatitis Day 2018
On the occasion of World Hepatitis Day, ECDC launched online prevalence database for hepatitis B and C which included data mainly based on peer-reviewed cross sectional studies from 2006 onwards.
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World Hepatitis Day 2019
World Hepatitis Day is marked on 28 July each year to increase the awareness and understanding of viral hepatitis.
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World Hepatitis Day 2020
ECDC coordinates the enhanced surveillance for hepatitis A, B and C to help countries define epidemiological trends or transmission patterns among newly diagnosed cases.
World Hepatitis Day on 28 July provides an opportunity each year to increase the awareness and understanding of viral hepatitis.
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World Hepatitis Day 2015
World Hepatitis Day is marked on 28 July each year to increase the awareness and understanding of viral hepatitis.
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World Hepatitis Day 2016
The goal: eliminating viral hepatitis as a public health threat by 2030
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World Hepatitis Day 2017
The theme of World Hepatitis Day 2017 was the elimination of viral hepatitis