2009
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-9-34
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HCV-related burden of disease in Europe: a systematic assessment of incidence, prevalence, morbidity, and mortality

Abstract: Background: Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is a leading cause of chronic liver disease, end-stage cirrhosis, and liver cancer, but little is known about the burden of disease caused by the virus. We summarised burden of disease data presently available for Europe, compared the data to current expert estimates, and identified areas in which better data are needed.

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“…< Le virus de l'hépatite C (VHC) est un virus à ARN découvert en 1988, responsable des hépatites précédemment appelées « non A, non B ». Il est à l'origine d'hépatites aiguës spontanément résolutives dans 1/3 des cas ; le taux de chronicité est élevé (environ 70 %) et explique qu'environ 170 millions d'individus dans le monde ont une infection chronique [1]. Le VHC est, au moins dans les pays industrialisés, l'une des causes principales de transplantation hépatique et de carcinome hépatocellulaire (CHC), dont l'augmentation est prévue jusqu'à environ 2020 [2].…”
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“…< Le virus de l'hépatite C (VHC) est un virus à ARN découvert en 1988, responsable des hépatites précédemment appelées « non A, non B ». Il est à l'origine d'hépatites aiguës spontanément résolutives dans 1/3 des cas ; le taux de chronicité est élevé (environ 70 %) et explique qu'environ 170 millions d'individus dans le monde ont une infection chronique [1]. Le VHC est, au moins dans les pays industrialisés, l'une des causes principales de transplantation hépatique et de carcinome hépatocellulaire (CHC), dont l'augmentation est prévue jusqu'à environ 2020 [2].…”
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“…Since the discovery of the hepatitis C virus (HCV) in 1989 and its identifi cation as one of the leading causes of chronic liver disease with life-threatening sequelae such as end-stage cirrhosis and liver cancer (1), questions have been raised about the burden of disease caused by the virus (2). Data on the burden of hepatitis C in Europe are scarce, outdated or inconclusive, and our study indicates that hepatitis C is still a neglected disease in many countries (2).…”
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“…Data on the burden of hepatitis C in Europe are scarce, outdated or inconclusive, and our study indicates that hepatitis C is still a neglected disease in many countries (2). HCV is parenterally transmitted and has been found in every part of the world (3,4).…”
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“…While only 20-30% of individuals exposed to HCV recover spontaneously, the remaining 70-80% develop chronic HCV infection (CHC) [1]. Moreover, 3-11% of those people will develop liver cirrhosis (LC) within 20 years [2], with associated risks of liver failure and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) [3] which are the leading indications of liver transplantation in industrialized countries [4]. The socioeconomic impact of HCV infection is therefore tremendous and the burden of the disease is expected to increase around the world as the disease progresses in patients who contracted HCV years ago.…”
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