From treatable to curable to eliminated
10.3760/cma.j.cn501113-20210204-00066
- VernacularTitle:从可治疗到可治愈再到消除
- Author:
Huiying RAO
1
;
Lai WEI
Author Information
1. 北京大学人民医院 北京大学肝病研究所 丙型肝炎和肝病免疫治疗北京市重点实验室非酒精性脂肪性肝病诊断北京市国际科技合作基地 100044
- Keywords:
Hepatitis C;
Direct-acting antiviral agents;
Cure;
Eliminate
- From:
Chinese Journal of Hepatology
2021;29(2):102-107
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Hepatitis C is the first chronic viral infection that can be cured, and it has taken only 30 years from the discovery of the hepatitis C virus genome to the ability to eliminate the public health threat posed by hepatitis C virus. In the past ten years, the etiological detection of hepatitis C has experienced the development from sensitive and quantitative to rapid, convenient, automatic and point of care testing. With the continuous introduction of direct antiviral drugs, all types of hepatitis C patients, including special populations, can be safely and effectively cured by short courses of all-oral drugs. Progress in the diagnosis and treatment of hepatitis C is an important basis for eliminating the public health threat of hepatitis C. China has published the Planning of prevent and treatment for viral hepatitis in China (2017-2020). We look forward to achieving WHO's goal of eliminating viral hepatitis as a public health threat at an early date through effective screening, diagnosis and treatment.
