Originally published by our sister publication Infectious Disease Special Edition
By Marie Rosenthal
More than 2 million people in the United States have hepatitis C virus (HCV), and most of them have not received direct-acting antivirals (DAAs) that could cure more than 95% of these infections, according to a new report by the CDC.
The new CDC study indicates “jarringly low numbers” of people with known HCV infection are being cured, said Carolyn Wester, MD, MPH, the director of