Early Diagnosis and Treatment of Hepatitis B and C: Bridging Innovation and Implementation
A special issue of Journal of Clinical Medicine (ISSN 2077-0383). This special issue belongs to the section "Infectious Diseases".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 July 2026
Special Issue Editors
2. Azrieli Faculty of Medicine, Bar-Ilan University, Safed 52900, Israel
Interests: cirrhosis; autoimmune hepatitis; hepatitis C; hepatitis B; hepatitis D; mald-metabolizing dysfunction-associated steatotic liver dIsease
2. Bruce Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion—Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa 31096, Israel
Interests: cirrhosis; autoimmune hepatitis; viral hepatitis; MASLD
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Over recent years, global efforts to eliminate viral hepatitis have gained unprecedented momentum. The remarkable success of direct-acting antivirals has made hepatitis C a curable disease, yet major challenges persist in achieving equitable diagnosis, treatment access, and sustained elimination across populations. In parallel, advances in hepatitis B research are renewing optimism for a future functional cure, as innovative therapeutic and immunologic strategies continue to evolve.
This Special Issue will highlight multidisciplinary progress and ongoing unmet needs across the HBV and HCV care continuum—from early detection and linkage to care to treatment optimization, adherence, and long-term outcome improvement. By integrating clinical and public-health perspectives, this collection aims to bridge the gap between scientific innovation and real-world implementation, supporting the global agenda toward the elimination of hepatitis C and the eventual cure of hepatitis B.
Dr. Rawi Hazzan
Dr. Fadi Abu Baker
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- hepatitis B virus (HBV)
- hepatitis C virus (HCV)
- hepatitis delta virus (HDV)
- early diagnosis
- viral hepatitis elimination
- functional cure
- direct-acting antivirals (DAAs)
- antiviral therapy
- treatment adherence
- care cascade
- screening programs
- health policy
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