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ECDC publishes first report monitoring progress towards the elimination of hepatitis B and C in the EU/EEA
The first report monitoring the progress towards the elimination of hepatitis B and C across European Union (EU) and European Economic Area (EEA) countries has been published by ECDC.
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Monitoring the responses to hepatitis B and C epidemics in the EU/EEA Member States, 2019
This report provides the first collation of data relating to the monitoring of the progress towards the elimination of hepatitis B and C for EU/EEA countries. This collated information represents an important step towards understanding the priority areas for action and gaps in the national responses to the hepatitis B and C epidemics. The data also provide an important baseline to help map progress towards the WHO elimination targets and ultimately achieve the 2030 sustainable development goals.
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Spring European Testing Week 2020
European Testing Week is a European campaign that encourages partner organisations, in community, health care and policy institutions, throughout Europe to unite for one week twice a year to increase testing efforts and promote awareness on the benefits of earlier hepatitis and HIV testing.
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Pathogen reduction of blood components during outbreaks of infectious diseases in the European Union: an expert opinion from the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control consultation meeting
Domanović, D., Ushiro-Lumb, I., Compernolle, V., Brusin, S., Funk, M., Gallian, P., Georgsen, J., Janssen, M., Jimenez-Marco, T., Knutson, F., Liumbruno, G.M., Mali, P., Marano, G., Maryuningsih, Y., Niederhauser, C., Politis, C., Pupella, S., Rautmann, G., Saadat, K., Sandid, I., Sousa, A.P., Vaglio, S., Velati, C., Verdun, N., Vesga, M., Rebulla, P.
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Reorienting health systems to care for people with HIV beyond viral suppression
Safreed-Harmon, K., Anderson, J., Azzopardi-Muscat, N., Behrens, G.M.N., d'Arminio Monforte, A., Davidovich, U., del Amo, J., Kall, M., Noori, T., Porter, K., Lazarus, J.V.
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Know your status: get tested during European Testing Week
On the way towards the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) for health, Europe has one important battle to take on: reducing the proportion of those living with undiagnosed HIV and viral hepatitis. Current status in the EU/EEA: one in seven people living with HIV are unaware of their infection, up to four out of 5 people living with hepatitis B and three out of four people with hepatitis C infection have not yet been diagnosed.
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HIV among women in the WHO European Region - epidemiological trends and predictors of late diagnosis, 2009-2018
Mårdh, O., Quinten, C., Kuchukhidze, G., Seguy, N., Dara, M., Amato-Gauci, A.J., Pharris, A., On Behalf Of The Ecdc/Who Hiv Surveillance Network
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HIV testing strategies employed in health care settings in the European Union/European Economic Area (EU/EEA): evidence from a systematic review
Desai, S., Tavoschi, L., Sullivan, A.K., Combs, L., Raben, D., Delpech, V., Jakobsen, S.F., Amato-Gauci, A.J., Croxford, S.
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HIV testing strategies outside of health care settings in the European Union (EU)/European Economic Area (EEA): a systematic review to inform European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control guidance
Croxford, S., Tavoschi, L., Sullivan, A.K., Combs, L., Raben, D., Delpech, V., Jakobsen, S.F., Amato-Gauci, A.J., Desai, S.
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Standardising surveillance of hepatitis E virus infection in the EU/EEA: A review of national practices and suggestions for the way forward
Adlhoch, C., Manďáková, Z., Ethelberg, S., Epštein, J., Rimhanen-Finne, R., Figoni, J., Baylis, S.A., Faber, M., Mellou, K., Murphy, N., O'Gorman, J., Tosti, M.E., Ciccaglione, A.R., Hofhuis, A., Zaaijer, H., Lange, H., de Sousa, R., Avellón, A., Sundqvist, L., Said, B., Ijaz, S.