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The CDC analyzed outcomes among refugees tested by three urban clinics that screen refugees and found disappointing results.

The nation’s health care system provides unrestricted access to hepatitis C treatment.

The specific mode of transmission remains unknown.

Researchers are seeking to understand why only 5% of babies born to mothers with hep C become infected.

A recent Swedish study defined a low-level detectable viral load as between 50 and 999.

This finding, which is in keeping with initial studies out of China and Italy, is preliminary as the CDC continues to gather data.

A recent analysis found that about half of people with COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus, have liver enzyme abnormalities.

Researchers attribute this dramatic shift to routine testing and access to direct-acting antiviral treatment for hep C.

A study of 16 patients suggests the virus that causes COVID-19 can live inside the body for up to eight days after symptoms end.

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Australian researchers conducted experiments on mice that they fed only every other day.

Six weeks, compared with the standard 12 weeks, was associated with an unacceptably high rate of viral relapse.

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A systematic review of hep C treatment outcomes in this population shows they have high cure rates and relatively low reinfection rates.

As more cases arise, the CDC reminds the general public that immediate risk is still low.