6 January 2010

DISEASES AND DISORDERS

Hepatitis C in the UK: 2009 Report (11th December 2009)
According to latest figures released by the Health Protection Agency, more than 8,000 people were diagnosed with hepatitis C last year in England.

Figures from the agency's yearly report on Hepatitis C for 2009 show that laboratory reporting of newly diagnosed hepatitis C infections in England increased in 2008 by 6% compared to 2007, with 8,196 new cases reported in 2008.
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