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Health officials urging baby boomers to test for hepatitis C

Health officials urging baby boomers to test for hepatitis C

| December 27, 2012 | 0 Comments

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is recommending that all baby boomers be tested for hepatitis C, saying that people born between 1945 and 1965 have the highest rate of infection from the disease.

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Federal health officials suggest baby boomers test for the hepatitis C virus

Federal health officials suggest baby boomers test for the hepatitis C virus

| May 22, 2012 | 1 Comment

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is recommending that all baby boomers in the US (individuals born from 1945 through 1965) should be tested for the hepatitis C virus (HCV). The reason for the recommendation is that many HCV infections are missed during that population.

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