Health Service Executive, Health Protection Surveillance Centre. (2015) Annual epidemiological report 2014: hepatitis C. Dublin: Health Service Executive.
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Hepatitis C is a major cause of liver disease worldwide. The hepatitis C virus (HCV) is primarily transmitted through sharing contaminated equipment when injecting drugs or through receipt of unscreened blood or blood products (this is no longer a risk in Ireland). Sexual, occupational and vertical transmission can also occur but are less common.
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