Overview
- World Hepatitis Day on Tuesday focused public-health attention on prevention, testing and treatment as officials urged wider screening to find silent hepatitis infections.
- Argentina has been placed in an alert zone after 118 confirmed hepatitis A cases in 2025 and 34 cases by mid‑2026, with about 75% of recent infections in people aged 20–39.
- Specialists say hepatitis A vaccine coverage in Argentina fell from near 100% to about 80% in the past two years, leaving a cohort of unprotected young adults vulnerable to outbreaks.
- Baja California reported a 34% year‑on‑year drop in notified hepatitis C cases and promoted free rapid testing modules that link people with confirmatory tests and treatment services.
- Clinicians note that hepatitis C is now curable in more than 95% of patients with oral direct‑acting antivirals and that wider vaccination, one‑time or targeted lifetime screening, and noninvasive fibrosis tests are key to meeting WHO elimination goals by 2030.