Sentence examples for hepatitis epidemic from inspiring English sources

In 1961 tattooing was declared illegal in New York, because of fears of a hepatitis epidemic.

However, in large part due to the difficulty in collecting individual level data on stigmatized paid plasma donation, there have been few empirical studies in China on this issue, especially after China's major HIV/AIDS epidemic in Henan province in the 1990s and a major hepatitis epidemic in Guizhou province in the 2000s.

The nation's unseen hepatitis epidemic is widely credited with making liver cancer the fastest growing form of malignancy and driving a dramatic increase in liver cancer deaths seen in the last decade.

"It's been an absolute disaster for the country in terms of public health because you have this runaway HIV epidemic; this runaway, even less well-documented hepatitis epidemic; and crazy mortality," Matt Curtis, director of policy at Voices Of Community Activists and Leaders-New York, an advocacy group, told HuffPost.

Hepatitis B vaccination is the most effective measure to control hepatitis epidemic.

Such documents are the foundation for strong, evidence-based, national response to the complex array of factors contributing to the hepatitis epidemic among PWID.

The states will need more direct control -- and clear reform plans -- if they intend to address recidivism, the AIDS and hepatitis epidemics, and court orders mandating humane treatment for inmates, especially the mentally ill.

The Commission further elaborated on how aggressive repressive policies have fueled the AIDS and hepatitis epidemics among people who inject drugs and their communities, one of the main themes of my advocacy in my role as Envoy on AIDS in Eastern Europe where policies prioritizing repression are having major negative effects on public health.

As the most populous country in the world, China has witnessed rapidly emerging STIs and hepatitis epidemics in recent decades [ 8– 10].

In many countries, controlling HIV/AIDS and hepatitis epidemics depends on reducing transmission among PWID and other people who use drugs.

Historically it was implicated in hepatitis epidemics during the Korean War, but safer preparations are now available and the interest in this product is growing, particularly over the past few years.