Hepatitis News

Hepatitis News July   World Hepatitis Day 2018 Worldwide, 300 million people are living with viral hepatitis unaware. Without finding the undiagnosed and linking them to care, millions will continue to suffer, and lives will be lost. On World Hepatitis Day, 28 July, we call on people from across the world to take action, raise awareness and join in the […]

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UK supermarket may have infected thousands with Hepatitis E virus from sausages and pork of EU pigs, researchers warn

Hepatitis E Fact sheet Updated July 201   Key facts Hepatitis E is a liver disease caused by infection with a virus known as hepatitis E virus (HEV).   Every year, there are an estimated 20 million HEV infections worldwide, leading to an estimated 3.3 million symptomatic cases of hepatitis E (1).   WHO estimates that hepatitis E caused approximately 44 […]

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