MARCH 13, 2020

HCV Screening Coming to a Curb Near You

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Jennifer C. Price, MD

Boston—A team of researchers in California has put screening for hepatitis C virus and fibrosis staging on wheels, and is now serving a segment of the community that they say has been largely ignored by the health care system.

Their DeLIVER Care van concept is both feasible and successful, they said, and provides a link to care that is long overdue among vulnerable populations.

“When oral direct-acting antivirals became available, we really focused on curing