Can the public health threat posed by the hepatitis C virus (HCV) be eliminated by 2030? Researchers in Italy say it can be done. Important elements of success will include the use of oral direct-acting antivirals and a global commitment to prevention. Earlier this year, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced plans to wipe out HCV worldwide by 2030 using the time between now and 2021 to reduce the number of annual new infections by 70%, and to slash the fatality rate by 60%. Find out what success in meeting the WHO challenge will hinge on by going to Family Practice News: http://www.mdedge.com/familypracticenews/article/114780/gastroenterology/direct-acting-antivirals-one-several-keys-hcv.
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Direct-acting antivirals: One of several keys to HCV eradication by 2030
