Is Europe ready to eliminate viral hepatitis?

(European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) ) Currently, Europe records around 57,000 newly diagnosed acute and chronic cases of hepatitis B and C each year. On top of that, an estimated 10 million Europeans are believed to suffer from chronic hepatitis B and C infection -- and most are unaware of the disease. In order to eliminate hepatitis as a public health issue, Europe needs to scale-up coverage of testing, prevention interventions and treatment services.