Disease burden of hepatitis C in the Austrian state of Tyrol - Epidemiological data and model analysis to achieve elimination by 2030.
Benedikt SchaeferAndré ViveirosRamona Al-ZoairySarah BlachSamantha BrandonHomie RazaviLivia DornArmin FinkenstedtMaria EffenbergerIvo GraziadeiMario SarclettiHerbert TilgHeinz ZollerPublished in: PloS one (2018)
HCV elimination and >65% reduction of associated mortality are possible for Tyrol, but requires a significant increase in new diagnoses and treatment rate. The model presented in this study could serve as an example for other regions to reliably predict regional disease burden and estimate how WHO goals can be met in the future.