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Direct-acting antivirals can cure hepatitis C and prisons are now leading efforts to eliminate the virus

  • Written by: Freya Saich, Lead Policy Officer, Burnet Institute
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While most medical attention has been on COVID, work has been underway to eliminate another viral disease, hepatitis C.

In Australia, approximately 120,000 people have hepatitis C. It’s mostly spread through injecting drugs using unsterile equipment. Left untreated, hepatitis C can cause liver damage, leading to cancer, liver...

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