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Wake up the UK to Hepatitis C

Hepatitis C is a blood borne virus that can cause liver disease. There are an estimated 45,000 people who are infected in Scotland. Of this number only 18,000 have been tested and are aware they are infected. Injecting drugs is one of the main ways the disease is spread. Evidence shows that drugs users who inject and share needles or other injecting paraphernalia are the largest group of people affected. No vaccine exists to prevent Hepatitis C infection but treatments are available.

Wake up the UK to Hepatitis C is a year long campaign which was launched on 1 July. Events coordinated by local groups are running across the country and a UK Information Line and Online News Groups are now available for anyone seeking information.

For further information contact:

The UK Hepatitis C Resource Centre 0141 353 6969
UK Hepatitis C Information Line 0870 242 2467
www.hepccentre.org.uk