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New CDC Study Shows Hepatitis C Kills More Americans than Any Other Infectious Disease
Posted on May 04, 2016
Blog: National Association of County & City Health Officials (NACCHO)
A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention study published online today in Clinical Infectious Diseases shows that in 2013, hepatitis C related deaths outnumbered deaths from 60 other infectious diseases combined, including HIV, pneumococcal disease, and tuberculosis. The CDC also released preliminary surveillance data revealing that deaths associated with hepatitis C reached an all-time high […]