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West Africa: Hepatitis C more prevalent than HIV/AIDS or Ebola yet lacks equal attention

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More than 180 million people in the world have hepatitis C, compared with the 34 million with HIV/AIDS and the roughly 30,000 who have had Ebola. Yet very little is heard about the hepatitis C virus (HCV) in the way of awareness campaigns, research funding or celebrity fundraisers. Read more here: bit.ly/1LQpqIk

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