The challenge of hepatitis C surveillance in Europe

J C Desenclos

doi:10.2807/esm.08.05.00409-en

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The challenge of hepatitis C surveillance in Europe
J C Desenclos¹
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Affiliations: ¹ Desenclos, National public health Institute, InVS, Saint-Maurice, France

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Citation style for this article: Desenclos J C. The challenge of hepatitis C surveillance in Europe. Euro Surveill. 2003;8(5):pii=409. https://doi.org/10.2807/esm.08.05.00409-en

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Abstract

Hepatitis C has become an important public health issue because of its high prevalence, severe liver complica-tions, ongoing transmission among intravenous drug users (IDUs), the risk of iatrogenic transmission and the availability of prevention measures and treatment.