EASL has published several reports on liver disease in Europe and is commissioning work on future publications.
The current system of providing healthcare to asylum seekers and migrants is failing, resulting in unnecessary prevalence of liver disease, infection with hepatitis viruses and alcohol abuse.
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Viral hepatitis is an inflammatory condition of the liver and the7th most frequent cause of death in the world, surpassing HIV
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Prevalence of NAFLD continues to rise and is now becoming one of the most frequent causes of cirrhosis (advanced liver disease) and liver transplantation in Europe
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Alcohol-related Liver Disease (ARLD) is the major cause of liver disease in Europe and, since it depends mostly on harmful alcohol consumption, it is a highly preventable disease.
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Risk Factors and the Burden of Liver Disease in Europe and Selected Central Asian Countries. The aims of this latest report were to report on the latest epidemiological burd-en of liver disease in the wider European region, to present the data on the main risk factors for liver disease
and to carry out a review of reviews on public health interventions.
See here the HEPAHEALTH Report Epidemiological and Risk Factors data
HEPAMAP, a roadmap for Liver Disease Research in Europe (2014) identifies the major research gaps at European level in liver disease
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EASL has published two reports on liver disease in Europe. The Burden of Liver Disease (2013) provides useful facts and figures on the prevalence and causes of numerous liver diseases across the region.
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