This report from Public Health England provides an update on the recent epidemiology of hepatitis C in London. Among the report's statistics are an estimate that 63% of people who inject drugs (PWID) in London had ever been infected with hepatitis C in 2018, with 41% of those ever infected having a current hepatitis C infection. It is estimated that 18% of PWID were unaware of their infection (lower than the 35% unaware in England as a whole). In 2017/18, 87% of eligible clients of drug treatment services received a hepatitis C test, a small increase from 86% in 2016/2017.
Infected Blood Inquiry expert report on hepatitis
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In February 2020, the Infected Blood Inquiry published this expert report on hepatitis, covering all types of blood-borne viral hepatitis (predominantly hepatitis B and hepatitis C). The report outlines: the history of the viruses and attempts to tackle them in the UK; transmission routes; diagnosis and testing trends; symptoms; physical and mental impact of viral hepatitis; potential complications of having viral hepatitis; treatment for liver cirrhosis and failure; treatments for hepatitis B, hepatitis C and hepatitis D and how these have changed; impact of co-infection with HIV and other blood-borne viruses; whether hepatitis affects people with certain conditions differently; the World Health Organization target to eliminate hepatitis by 2030; progress towards a vaccine; children and hepatitis.
