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Determination of the burden of hepatitis C virus infection in Ireland.
Epidemiology and infection - 1 Aug 2012
Thornton L, Murphy N, Jones L, Connell J, Dooley S, Gavin S, Hunter K, Brennan A
Abstract excerpt
Information on the burden of hepatitis C virus (HCV) disease is needed to inform policy decisions on primary and secondary prevention. Specimen-based laboratory data (1989-2004) were converted to person-based data and combined with notification data (2004-2009) to describe the burden of HCV infection in Ireland. More than 10,000 people were confirmed as HCV infected in 1989-2004, with the numbers peaking in 2000....
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