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Hi Malcolm, yes I agree with you that the estimated number of infections looks too low, and I`m not sure if that`s down to a lack of good quality information or whether not enough cases of Hep C are being diagnosed over here.

Someone recently sent me this link which looks at the prevalence of Hep C in Portugal which is estimated to be between 0.9 - 1.5 % of the population, and although it`s a few years old, I should think it`s still relevant.

http://www.vhpb.org/files/html/Meetings_and_publications/Presentations/LISS33.pdf



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I think the problem is people are being shelved for the new DDA's as they are far more managable than current medication.

 



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I have to believe the truth would indicate their continued lack of action and they don't want to bring that kind of attention on themselves. It's all about money and the cost of treatment would deplete already low financial reserves. It's sad...



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Hi Jill,

Thanks for posting this. It is well worth reading the whole article, and it is a chilling reminder that HepC patients are virtually ignored by Government and the Medical Profession. Stigma??

As usual, I have grave misgivings about the stated incidence of HepC in England.  Given that the European average is 1% of the population is infected, how can England ( population 56 million) only have 160,000 HCV-infected patients? That's only an incidence of 0.25%!  Even Australia is estimated to have more patients!



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A new report, published today by The Hepatitis C Trust, has found that hepatitis C is grossly under-prioritised in England.  Despite it being curable, only 3% of people receive treatment each year.

Charles Gore, Chief Executive of The Hepatitis C Trust, said: "There must be no more excuses for the rising tide of deaths from hepatitis C.  It is a preventable and curable virus, yet huge numbers of people still remain undiagnosed and a mere 3% of patients are receiving treatment each year."

"Many people with hepatitis C face a postcode lottery of care due to the lack of a national liver strategy.  Four years after it was promised the Government is yet to confirm a publication date for a National Liver Strategy."

http://www.hepctrust.org.uk/News_Resources/news/2013/October/State+of+the+Nation



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