India accounts for nearly 12 per cent of the global burden of viral hepatitis, with an estimated 40 million people living with chronic hepatitis B infection and another six to twelve million chronically infected with hepatitis C, making it one of the countries with the highest disease burden worldwide, they said.
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Early screening key to preventing hepatitis deaths: AIIMS experts
July 29, 2026India accounts for nearly 12 per cent of the global burden of viral hepatitis, with an estimated 40 million people living with chronic hepatitis B infection and another six to twelve million chronically infected with hepatitis C, making it one of the countries with the highest disease burden worldwide, they said.