Eliminating viral hepatitis C in Belgium: the micro-elimination approach

BMC Infectious Diseases

Table 6 Mathematical modelling results based on current Belgian situation

	RESULTS BASED ON CURRENT SITUATION
POPULATION Subgroup	Number of patients to treat at 80% of the estimated patient pool in 2030	Number of patients treated by 2030	Number of patients left untreated by 2030	% of patients not treated	Average number of patients treated per year between 2018 and 2030	The year elimination reached
PLHIV^a	282	92	190	67%	7	2057
HD patients^a	238	78	160	67%	6	2056
Migrants ^b	14,969	4882	10,087	67%	375	2056
Patients with advanced liver disease^b	17,500	5722	11,778	67%	440	2057
PWID^b	3656	996	2660	73%	77	2314
Prisoners^b	1422	465	957	67%	36	2056

^a Reported ^bEstimated
Abbreviations: PLHIV people living with HIV; HD haemodialysis; PWID people who inject drugs

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