List of interesting papers for January

Each month, the VHPB secretariat carries out a search on pubmed for recent papers on viral hepatitis. Based on the abstracts, 20 papers in the field of epidemiology, prevention (including vaccination) and control, risk groups, treatment or cost-effectiveness are selected, that might be of interest for health care professionals and public health policy makers.

Acute viral hepatitis - Should the current screening strategy be modified?
Harvala H, Wong V, Simmonds P, Johannessen I, Ramalingam S
J Clin Virol. 2014 Jan 13. pii: S1386-6532(14)00004-3. doi:10.1016/j.jcv.2014.01.001
Hepatitis E Virus Seroprevalence in Austrian Adults: A Nationwide Cross-Sectional Study among Civilians and Military Professionals
Lagler H, Poeppl W, Winkler H, Herkner H, Faas A, Mooseder G, Burgmann H
PLoS One. 2014 Feb 3;9(2):e87669. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0087669
Vaccine therapies for chronic hepatitis B: can we go further?
Wen Y, Wang X, Wang B, Yuan Z
Front Med. 2014 Mar;8(1):17-23. doi: 10.1007/s11684-014-0313-7
Can hepatitis C virus infection be eradicated in people who inject drugs?  
Grebely J, Dore GJ
Antiviral Res. 2014 Jan 24. pii: S0166-3542(14)00014-X. doi:10.1016/j.antiviral.2014.01.002
Only just the beginning of the end of hepatitis C
Editorial
Lancet. 2014 Jan 25;383(9914):281. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(14)60087-8
New therapeutic vaccination strategies for the treatment of chronic hepatitis B
Liu J, Kosinska A, Lu M, Roggendorf M
Virol Sin. 2014 Feb;29(1):10-6. doi: 10.1007/s12250-014-3410-5
Outcomes of hepatitis C screening programs targeted at risk groups hidden in the general population: a systematic review
Zuure FR, Urbanus AT, Langendam MW, Helsper CW, van den Berg CH, Davidovich U,Prins M
BMC Public Health. 2014 Jan 22;14(1):66
The Contribution of Viral Hepatitis to the Burden of Chronic Liver Disease in the United States
Roberts HW, Utuama OA, Klevens M, Teshale E, Hughes E, Jiles R
Am J Gastroenterol. 2014 Jan 21. doi: 10.1038/ajg.2013.477
Should we screen blood products for hepatitis E virus RNA ?
Féray C, Pawlotsky JM, Roque-Afonso AM, Samuel D, Dhumeaux D
Lancet. 2014 Jan 18;383(9913):218. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(14)60072-6
No authors listed
ED Manag. 2014 Jan;26(1):1-5
Previous Exposure to HCV Among Persons Born During 1945-1965: Prevalence and Predictors, United States, 1999-2008
Smith BD, Beckett GA, Yartel A, Holtzman D, Patel N, Ward JW
 Am J Public Health. 2014 Mar;104(3):474-81. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2013.301549
Hepatitis E virus infections in humans and animals
Song YJ, Park WJ, Park BJ, Lee JB, Park SY, Song CS et al.
Clin Exp Vaccine Res. 2014 Jan;3(1):29-36
Treatment of Chronic Hepatitis C Virus Infection: Some Remaining Obstacles in the United States
Searson G, Engelson ES, Carriero D, Kotler DP
Liver Int. 2014 Jan 13. doi: 10.1111/liv.12467
Cost-effectiveness Analysis of the National Perinatal Hepatitis B Prevention Program
Barbosa C, Smith EA, Hoerger TJ, Fenlon N, Schillie SF, Bradley C, Murphy TV
Pediatrics. 2014 Feb;133(2):243-53. doi: 10.1542/peds.2013-0718
A pharmacist-managed telemedicine clinic for hepatitis C care: a descriptive analysis
You A, Kawamoto J, Smith JP
J Telemed Telecare. 2014 Mar;20(2):99-101. doi: 10.1177/1357633X13519043
Screening for chronic hepatitis B and C in migrants from Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq, the former Soviet Republics, and Vietnam in the Arnhem region, The Netherlands
Richter C, Ter Beest G, Gisolf EH, Van Bentum P, Waegemaekers C, Swanink C, Roovers E
Epidemiol Infect. 2014 Jan 7:1-7
Prevalence of hepatitis C in a Swiss sample of men who have sex with men: whom to screen for HCV infection?
Schmidt AJ, Falcato L, Zahno B, Burri A, Regenass S, Müllhaupt B, Bruggmann P
BMC Public Health. 2014 Jan 6;14(1):3. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-14-3  
Impact of the single-dose immunization strategy against hepatitis A in Argentina
Vizzotti C, González J, Gentile A, Rearte A, Ramonet M, Cañero-Velasco MC, Pérez Carrega ME, Urueña A, Diosque M
Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2014 Jan;33(1):84-8. doi: 10.1097/INF.0000000000000042
Expanded classification of hepatitis C virus into 7 genotypes and 67 subtypes: Updated criteria and genotype assignment web resource
Smith DB, Bukh J, Kuiken C, Muerhoff AS, Rice CM, Stapleton JT, Simmonds P
Hepatology. 2014 Jan;59(1):318-27. doi: 10.1002/hep.26744