World Hepatitis Day is celebrated this Friday with the slogan “One Life, One Liver” to prioritize liver health, strengthen diagnosis and treatment. The main strains of viral hepatitis, A, B, C, D and E, can cause inflammation of the liver and become a serious health problem.
The Aragon Epidemiological Bulletin provided information on the disease in the community this Thursday. Specifically, the incidence rate of hepatitis A in 2022 is 0.7 cases (9 cases) per 100,000 residents, which is the same as the previous year. The reporting rate of hepatitis B was 12.7 cases (168 cases), but only 3 cases were acute hepatitis B. In contrast, the notification rate of hepatitis C was 9.1 cases per 100,000 inhabitants (121). No acute cases were recorded. Four cases of hepatitis E were also reported. According to data collected by the General Directorate of Health Care, Aragon Hospital has treated almost 4,000 patients with hepatitis C (3,916) From 2013 to last October.
In 2019, the number of notifications in the “Notice” has increased significantly. Aragon Hepatitis C Control and Elimination Program, which includes screening for those at higher risk of HCV infection. The Ministry of Health has been working for some time on the control of hepatitis C through a strategic plan presented four years ago with the overall objective of reducing the morbidity and mortality caused by the hepatitis C virus in the Aragonese population, effectively addressing the prevention of problems, diagnosis, treatment and monitoring of patients. Among other issues, hepatitis C screening was implemented in all health departments in July 2019. In addition, it is necessary to find patients diagnosed with hepatitis C, that is, patients who have at least been exposed to or have been infected with the virus. Chronic and lost to follow-up. The goal is to complete the research and heal them. so, actively seeking patients Marked with HCV infection and entering the health system. It was found that 30% of diagnosed patients did not receive treatment. As of 2016, reported cases have gradually decreased, and since 2020, the incidence has stabilized, coinciding with the COVID-19 pandemic.
“Aragon had about 52 or 54 Number of liver transplants per year.Now they are 26 or 28 inchesJavier Arredondo, president of the Association of Liver Transplant Patients of Aragon, explained.