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Wider test availability will help public health officials get a better idea of the extent of the outbreak.

The Hep ElimiNATION partnership will assign grades to all 52 U.S. jurisdictions based on their viral hepatitis achievements.

But experts suggest that a move toward universal hepatitis B screening and vaccination may be in order.

These recommendations are based on the World Health Organization’s guidelines.

TellYourPartner.org allows you to anonymously relay via text or email that you might have passed on a sexually transmitted infection.

Facts about hepatitis C, symptoms, risk factors and why you should be tested

Help find the “missing millions” who don’t know they’re living with viral hepatitis.

Their new campaign focuses on the importance of HCV testing for baby boomers and the increasing availability of treatment.

More newly diagnosed cancer patients should get tested, says a new study.

Analysts predict hepatitis testing could be worth nearly $6.9 billion by 2025.

At one hospital in Pittsburgh, the rate of pregnant women with hepatitis C seen for delivery rose 60 percent in eight years.

The Centers for Disease Control and Protection (CDC) recommends hepatitis B and C testing for everyone with HIV.

Primary care physicians and ob-gyns are the top clinicians ordering such tests.

The World Health Organization wants to see 90 percent of the world’s population screened for hepatitis C by 2030.

A look at the World Health Organization’s Progress Report On Access to Hepatitis C Treatment

The plan aims to increase treatment access and expand outreach programs to those most at risk of infection.