More than 5100 people participated in the social campaign “Detect. Act!”; 4% tested positive for hepatitis C — AB City

On November 12 this year, 5141 people received a free hepatitis C antibody test (anti-HCV) as part of the social campaign “Detect. Act!” organized by the Digestive Diseases Association and “Centrālā laboratorija”. A positive test result was identified in 4% of those tested, or 197 individuals, with nearly 70% of cases occurring among people aged 40 to 65.