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Title: | Case management in HCV infected people who inject drugs in Belgium | Authors: | BIELEN, Rob | Issue Date: | 2016 | Source: | Belgian Week of Gastroenterology, Edition XXVII, Brussels, Belgium, 18-20/02/2016 | Abstract: | As you all know, Hepatitis C is still one of the leading causes of chronic liver disease, with 130-150 million people infected globally according to the WHO. The prevalence in Belgium is low in the general population, and the last consensus, based on a study of the Knowledge center in 2012, states that is estimated around 0,87% (HCV antibodies). In this study, it was also estimated that approximately 22,900 were diagnosed with HCV, with nearly 3000 new diagnoses annually. As you can see on the figure: there is a peak in diagnosed men and women between the ages 25 and 60. This distribution can be explained by the ways of transmission, which is by blood-blood contact (eg: blood transfusions, or needle sharing in drug use). As risk-seeking behaviour is more prevalent in men, this can also explain the higher prevalence in men, and at younger age. | Document URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/1942/23083 | Category: | C2 | Type: | Conference Material |
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