The epidemiology of hepatitis C in Switzerland: trends in notifications, 1988–2015

Richard, Jean‐Luc; Scheffold, Christian; Basler, Sabine; Mäusezahl, Mirjam

doi:10.4414/smw.2018.14619

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“…This distribution is consistent with the pattern of the epidemic of injecting heroin consumption in Spain, which was responsible for many of these infections [21,22]. It is also consistent with the recently reported pattern of transmission among men who have sex with men [23], and is not very different from the distribution of HCV infection described in other countries [24,25].…”

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Progress in the elimination of hepatitis C virus infection: A population-based cohort study in Spain

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BackgroundThe World Health Organization set targets to eliminate hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection through detection and treatment of all cases by 2030. This study aimed to describe the progress and difficulties in the elimination of HCV infection in Navarra, Spain.MethodsUsing electronic healthcare databases, we performed a population-based prospective cohort study to describe changes in the prevalence of diagnosed active HCV infection at the beginning of 2015 and the end of 2017, the rate of new diagnoses and the rate of post-treatment viral clearance (PTVC) during this period.ResultsAt the beginning of 2015 there were 1503 patients diagnosed with positive HCV-RNA, 2.4 per 1000 inhabitants, and at the end of 2017 the prevalence had decreased by 47%. In the study period, 333 (18 per 100,000 person-years) new positive HCV-RNA cases were detected, but only 76 (23%; 4.2 per 100,000 person-years) did not have anti-HCV antibodies previously detected. Prevalent cases and new diagnoses of active infection were more frequent in men, people born in 1950–1979, HIV-infected patients and in those with lower income levels. Among patients with HCV-RNA, 984 achieved PTVC (22.7 per 100 person-years). PTVC was less frequent in patients born before 1940, in immigrants and in patients with lower income levels.ConclusionsThe prevalence of diagnosed active HCV infection has dropped by almost half over three years, because the number of patients with PTVC was much higher than the number of new diagnoses. Interventions specifically targeted at population groups with less favourable trends may be necessary.

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Progress in the elimination of hepatitis C virus infection: A population-based cohort study in Spain

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“…This study confirms that (hetero)sexual contact is not a relevant mode of transmission of HCV [30]. Only one FSW was found with active HCV infection, which is in the range of prevalence in the general population [31].…”

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The Swiss STAR trial – an evaluation of target groups for sexually transmitted infection screening in the sub-sample of women

Vernazza¹,

Rasi²,

Ritzler³

et al. 2020

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“…Em relação à faixa etária dos portadores de HCV identificados, observou-se que tais indivíduos nasceram em décadas semelhantes ao descrito em países como Suíça, EUA, Espanha e o próprio Brasil, onde identificou-se que os nascidos após a Segunda Guerra Mundial tiveram maior risco de exposição ao vírus [17][18][19][20] . Tal achado pode nortear as políticas públicas para erradicação do vírus C no município e mostra a importância da investigação diagnóstica nessas faixas etárias em todos os pontos da rede de atenção à saúde.…”

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Diagnóstico precoce da hepatite C pela atenção primária à saúde

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Molina

Pereira

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Trata-se de um estudo exploratório, descritivo, transversal, retrospectivo, de abordagem epidemiológica, realizado nas unidades de atenção primária à saúde de Uberaba entre 2014 e março de 2017, com objetivo de conhecer a prevalência e positividade do anticorpo Anti-hepatite C na população adulta acima de 40 anos. Foram testadas 17.845 pessoas através do teste de imunocromatográficos e, depois, aos 131 positivos aplicou-se o teste de genotipagem e estadiamento da fibrose hepática. Encontrou-se 0,73% de positivos, sendo 79,3% nascidos nas décadas de 1950 a 1970; e 24% apresentavam fibrose hepática moderada, avançada ou cirrose. As formas de transmissão mais citadas foram uso de drogas (qualquer via); múltiplos parceiros sexuais e transfusões, hemodiálise ou transplante de órgãos. É importante capacitar os profissionais da rede de atenção primária sobre a importância da hepatite C, de seu diagnóstico precoce e dos grupos de risco prioritários, além de propiciar a ampliação do acesso ao diagnóstico.

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The epidemiology of hepatitis C in Switzerland: trends in notifications, 1988–2015

Cited by 17 publications

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Progress in the elimination of hepatitis C virus infection: A population-based cohort study in Spain

Progress in the elimination of hepatitis C virus infection: A population-based cohort study in Spain

The Swiss STAR trial – an evaluation of target groups for sexually transmitted infection screening in the sub-sample of women

Diagnóstico precoce da hepatite C pela atenção primária à saúde

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