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  <title>GIDS Research Radar · Hepatitis C</title>
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    <title>COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF ANTIVIRAL THERAPIES IN CHRONIC HCV PATIENTS: CLINICAL OUTCOMES AND TREATMENT IMPLICATIONS</title>
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    <pubDate>Sat, 05 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
    <description>Findings highlight commonly reported HCV exposure routes in this cohort, including unsafe barber visits (38.2%), unsafe therapeutic injections (31.8%), and unsafe dental procedures (24.5%), suggesting potential targets for infection control.</description>
    <category>Hepatitis C</category>
    <category>Hepatitis E</category>
    <category>Treatment</category>
    <category>Transmission dynamics</category>
    <category>Journal article</category>
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    <title>Hepatitis B and C Prevention, Screening, and Diagnostic Services at HIV Treatment Sites: International Epidemiology Databases to Evaluate AIDS.</title>
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    <pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
    <description>Findings point to gaps in HBV and HCV service availability at HIV treatment sites, particularly rural sites, relevant to efforts to address these infections among people receiving HIV care.</description>
    <category>Hepatitis B</category>
    <category>Hepatitis C</category>
    <category>Hepatitis D</category>
    <category>Hepatitis E</category>
    <category>AIDS</category>
    <category>Diagnostics</category>
    <category>Treatment</category>
    <category>Vaccination</category>
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    <title>Acceptability and Effectiveness of Point-of-Care HCV Testing in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Systematic Review.</title>
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    <pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
    <description>Decentralized HCV testing and care models may improve testing uptake and treatment success in LMICs, addressing the reliance on costly and technically demanding centralized laboratory services. High retention in care and cure rates support the potential for these models to advance HCV elimination goals in resource-limited settings.</description>
    <category>Hepatitis C</category>
    <category>Hepatitis E</category>
    <category>Diagnostics</category>
    <category>Treatment</category>
    <category>Systematic review</category>
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    <title>Letter to the Editor: Efficacy and safety of the generic forms of sofosbuvir/ledipasvir in chronic hepatitis C virus adolescents in Upper Egypt</title>
    <link>https://globalinfectiousdisease.com/research/articles/10-4254-wjh-118661-ff82a1d3/</link>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
    <description>The authors support use of generic sofosbuvir/ledipasvir in children and adolescents in Egypt and other resource-limited countries. This relevance reflects the authors&apos; stated position and the reported study findings.</description>
    <category>Hepatitis E</category>
    <category>Hepatitis C</category>
    <category>Chronic hepatitis C</category>
    <category>Treatment</category>
    <category>Journal article</category>
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    <title>Revisiting Anti-HCV Seropositivity: Signal Intensity, Diagnostic Uncertainty, and the Limitations of Fixed Cut-Offs</title>
    <link>https://globalinfectiousdisease.com/research/articles/10-3390-diagnostics16162665-cff60faf/</link>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
    <description>Findings suggest graded, signal-based interpretation of anti-HCV reactivity may reduce unnecessary confirmatory testing and clarify low-level reactivity in screening contexts.</description>
    <category>Hepatitis E</category>
    <category>Hepatitis C</category>
    <category>Diagnostics</category>
    <category>Journal article</category>
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    <title>Gut Microbiota Recovery After Direct-Acting Antiviral Therapy for Chronic Hepatitis C: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis</title>
    <link>https://globalinfectiousdisease.com/research/articles/10-3390-microorganisms14081843-c4d61cac/</link>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
    <description>The synthesis highlights unresolved questions regarding how antiviral success translates to intestinal ecosystem restoration, indicating a documented gap in characterizing associated functional and clinical outcomes.</description>
    <category>Hepatitis C</category>
    <category>Chronic hepatitis C</category>
    <category>Hepatitis E</category>
    <category>Treatment</category>
    <category>Systematic review</category>
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    <title>Prenatal testing and postpartum treatment for hepatitis C virus among women with opioid use disorder</title>
    <link>https://globalinfectiousdisease.com/research/articles/10-1002-pmf2-70382-fb5d6fe1/</link>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
    <description>The observed discrepancies between recommended protocols and actual clinical practices indicate potential systemic barriers to standard care pathways for this demographic.</description>
    <category>Hepatitis E</category>
    <category>Hepatitis C</category>
    <category>Treatment</category>
    <category>Surveillance</category>
    <category>Diagnostics</category>
    <category>Journal article</category>
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    <title>Meeting Patients with Hepatitis C Where They Are: Lessons from the HIV Epidemic in the USA</title>
    <link>https://globalinfectiousdisease.com/research/articles/10-1007-s11606-026-10629-7-b13e6dbd/</link>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
    <description>The article addresses national HCV eradication goals and advocates for equitable treatment access. It proposes a test-and-treat approach during hospital admission and reframing nonadherence as a need for support rather than a patient deficiency.</description>
    <category>Hepatitis C</category>
    <category>Hepatitis E</category>
    <category>Treatment</category>
    <category>Journal article</category>
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    <title>Africa’s Silent Humanitarian Crisis: Why Viral Hepatitis Must No Longer Be Ignored</title>
    <link>https://globalinfectiousdisease.com/research/articles/10-1093-rescon-vmag135-8768e99e/</link>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
    <description>The article positions viral hepatitis as an urgent public health priority warranting immediate action through expanded testing, diagnosis, treatment, birth-dose vaccination, and integration with Universal Health Coverage initiatives.</description>
    <category>Viral Hepatitis</category>
    <category>Malaria</category>
    <category>Chronic hepatitis B</category>
    <category>Tuberculosis</category>
    <category>Hepatitis B</category>
    <category>Hepatitis C</category>
    <category>Vaccination</category>
    <category>Treatment</category>
    <category>Journal article</category>
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    <title>[Silent shift: changes in the types and subtypes of hepatitis C virus in Hungarian patients over three decades (1996-2026)].</title>
    <link>https://globalinfectiousdisease.com/research/articles/10-1556-650-2026-33628-f0ad582d/</link>
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    <pubDate>Sun, 16 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
    <description>The abstract states that HCV genotype monitoring can assist identification of uncommon subtypes, investigation of unexpected treatment outcomes, epidemiologic investigations, and distinguishing relapse from reinfection. These are stated roles of monitoring, not evidence that any specific intervention or surveillance system achieved those outcomes.</description>
    <category>Hepatitis C</category>
    <category>Hepatitis E</category>
    <category>Diagnostics</category>
    <category>Treatment</category>
    <category>Journal article</category>
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    <title>Time to viral load suppression with 8-week versus 12-week ravidasvir/sofosbuvir regimens among chronic hepatitis C patients in Malaysia: a non-inferiority, randomized clinical trial</title>
    <link>https://globalinfectiousdisease.com/research/articles/10-1186-s12879-026-13741-5-f049bb89/</link>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
    <description>The findings provide treatment-duration evidence from Malaysian adults with chronic hepatitis C and may inform further evaluation of shorter ravidasvir/sofosbuvir regimens. The abstract does not establish programmatic recommendations, population-level effectiveness, or effects on transmission or mortality.</description>
    <category>Hepatitis C</category>
    <category>Hepatitis E</category>
    <category>Chronic hepatitis C</category>
    <category>Treatment</category>
    <category>Randomised controlled trial</category>
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    <title>Sex-specific burdens of acute hepatitis B and C and their attributable risk factors in 204 countries and territories, 1990-2021.</title>
    <link>https://globalinfectiousdisease.com/research/articles/10-1186-s41182-026-00942-6-900f1df6/</link>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
    <description>Ongoing demographic and geographic inequalities emphasize the importance of customized intervention approaches, such as enhanced immunization campaigns, expanded diagnostic testing, improved therapeutic access, and risk reduction measures to align with international elimination targets.</description>
    <category>Hepatitis C</category>
    <category>Acute hepatitis B</category>
    <category>Hepatitis B</category>
    <category>Acute hepatitis C</category>
    <category>Hepatitis E</category>
    <category>Viral Hepatitis</category>
    <category>COVID-19</category>
    <category>Climate and environment</category>
    <category>Vaccination</category>
    <category>Journal article</category>
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    <title>Risk of Hepatocellular Carcinoma After Direct-Acting Antiviral Treatment for Hepatitis C Virus Infection in People With HIV</title>
    <link>https://globalinfectiousdisease.com/research/articles/10-1093-cid-ciaf635-5be79539/</link>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
    <description>These quantitative projections help guide institutional planning for post-viral eradication monitoring programs, especially as therapeutic access widens across different regions.</description>
    <category>Hepatitis C</category>
    <category>Hepatitis E</category>
    <category>AIDS</category>
    <category>Treatment</category>
    <category>Surveillance</category>
    <category>Journal article</category>
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    <title>Hepatitis C virus transmission between eight high-income countries among men who have sex with men: a whole-genome analysis</title>
    <link>https://globalinfectiousdisease.com/research/articles/10-1016-s2666-5247-23-00108-8-1089958f/</link>
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    <pubDate>Tue, 01 Aug 2023 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
    <description>Ongoing cross-national viral circulation persists despite broad antiviral accessibility, potentially obstructing localized reduction initiatives. Coordinated multinational intervention frameworks appear essential to manage persistent transmission routes.</description>
    <category>Hepatitis C</category>
    <category>Hepatitis E</category>
    <category>Transmission dynamics</category>
    <category>Genomic epidemiology</category>
    <category>Treatment</category>
    <category>Genomic study</category>
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    <title>High impact of molecular surveillance on hepatitis A outbreak case detection in Sweden: a retrospective study, 2009 to 2018</title>
    <link>https://globalinfectiousdisease.com/research/articles/10-2807-1560-7917-es-2021-26-9-1900763-51795d14/</link>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 04 Mar 2021 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
    <description>This paper is relevant to genomic epidemiology and outbreak investigation because it describes the use of sequence-based typing in Swedish hepatitis A surveillance. It provides literature context on how molecular data can help organize cluster detection work.</description>
    <category>Hepatitis A</category>
    <category>Hepatitis B</category>
    <category>Hepatitis C</category>
    <category>Hepatitis D</category>
    <category>Hepatitis E</category>
    <category>Outbreak investigation</category>
    <category>Surveillance</category>
    <category>Genomic epidemiology</category>
    <category>Genomic study</category>
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    <title>Reduced immune responses to hepatitis B primary vaccination in obese individuals with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD)</title>
    <link>https://globalinfectiousdisease.com/research/articles/10-1038-s41541-020-00266-4-cdac0d00/</link>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 11 Jan 2021 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
    <description>The findings suggest that obese individuals with NAFLD may have suboptimal immune responses to standard hepatitis B vaccination, potentially requiring modified vaccination strategies or monitoring in this population.</description>
    <category>Hepatitis B</category>
    <category>Hepatitis D</category>
    <category>Hepatitis C</category>
    <category>Hepatitis E</category>
    <category>Hepatitis A</category>
    <category>Treatment</category>
    <category>Vaccination</category>
    <category>Vaccine effectiveness</category>
    <category>Journal article</category>
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    <title>Prevention of Chronic Hepatitis B after 3 Decades of Escalating Vaccination Policy, China</title>
    <link>https://globalinfectiousdisease.com/research/articles/10-3201-eid2305-161477-d21f5459/</link>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 01 May 2017 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
    <description>China&apos;s perinatal transmission-targeted HBV prevention program has been highly successful and increasingly effective. Sustained effort over decades and augmented strategies will be needed to eliminate HBV transmission.</description>
    <category>Hepatitis B</category>
    <category>Hepatitis D</category>
    <category>Hepatitis C</category>
    <category>Hepatitis E</category>
    <category>Chronic hepatitis B</category>
    <category>Surveillance</category>
    <category>Vaccination</category>
    <category>Health policy</category>
    <category>Transmission dynamics</category>
    <category>Journal article</category>
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    <title>Completion of the entire hepatitis C virus life cycle in genetically humanized mice</title>
    <link>https://globalinfectiousdisease.com/research/articles/10-1038-nature12427-7ce1c442/</link>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 31 Jul 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
    <description>The model provides a preclinical platform for testing antiviral drug candidates and may support vaccine efficacy evaluation for a pathogen affecting over 130 million people globally.</description>
    <category>Hepatitis C</category>
    <category>Hepatitis E</category>
    <category>Hepatitis B</category>
    <category>Hepatitis D</category>
    <category>Treatment</category>
    <category>Vaccination</category>
    <category>Vaccine effectiveness</category>
    <category>Journal article</category>
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    <title>The epidemiology of hepatitis C virus in Egypt: a systematic review and data synthesis</title>
    <link>https://globalinfectiousdisease.com/research/articles/10-1186-1471-2334-13-288-8512e4d5/</link>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 24 Jun 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
    <description>The authors concluded that Egypt faces an HCV disease burden of historical proportions, with evidence suggesting a massive epidemic at the national level and substantial ongoing transmission. They emphasized that HCV prevention must become a national priority and called for policymakers and stakeholders to introduce and implement further prevention measures targeting transmission routes.</description>
    <category>Hepatitis C</category>
    <category>Hepatitis E</category>
    <category>Transmission dynamics</category>
    <category>Treatment</category>
    <category>Systematic review</category>
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    <title>Prevalence of tuberculosis, hepatitis C virus, and HIV in homeless people: a systematic review and meta-analysis</title>
    <link>https://globalinfectiousdisease.com/research/articles/10-1016-s1473-3099-12-70177-9-1b9c7f36/</link>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 01 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
    <description>Reliable epidemiological metrics facilitate evidence-based health policy development, resource allocation, and tailored clinical service planning for vulnerable housing groups.</description>
    <category>Tuberculosis</category>
    <category>Hepatitis C</category>
    <category>Hepatitis E</category>
    <category>HIV infection</category>
    <category>Treatment</category>
    <category>Health policy</category>
    <category>Systematic review</category>
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    <title>Preventing and Controlling Emerging and Reemerging Transmissible Diseases in the Homeless</title>
    <link>https://globalinfectiousdisease.com/research/articles/10-3201-eid1409-080204-7cbfd473/</link>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 01 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
    <description>Homelessness is described as an increasing public health problem, and the authors call for national public health programs specifically addressing homeless populations.</description>
    <category>Tuberculosis</category>
    <category>Hepatitis B</category>
    <category>Hepatitis C</category>
    <category>Hepatitis D</category>
    <category>Diphtheria</category>
    <category>Influenza</category>
    <category>Hepatitis A</category>
    <category>One Health</category>
    <category>Vaccination</category>
    <category>Treatment</category>
    <category>Journal article</category>
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    <title>Selective Transmission of Hepatitis C Virus Quasi Species through a Needlestick Accident in Acute Resolving Hepatitis</title>
    <link>https://globalinfectiousdisease.com/research/articles/10-1086-503040-6e67371d/</link>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 01 May 2006 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
    <description>The findings illustrate selective transmission dynamics of HCV quasi species in occupational needlestick exposures and suggest that genetic homogeneity of transmitted variants may influence clinical outcomes such as spontaneous viral clearance.</description>
    <category>Hepatitis C</category>
    <category>Hepatitis E</category>
    <category>Genomic epidemiology</category>
    <category>Transmission dynamics</category>
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