Technical bulletin outlines new guidelines for this most reported bloodborne infection The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued updated guidelines regarding screening for Hepatitis C, which is the most reported bloodborne infection in the United States with nearly 2.4 million persons in the nation living with hepatitis C virus (HCV). National surveillance data showed increase in reported cases of acute HCV infection every year from 2009 to 2017 with the highest rates of acute infection among persons aged 20–39 years. There is no vaccine for protection against HCV and no effective pre- or postexposure prophylaxis is available.
New universal Hepatitis C screening recommendations include:
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