This liver disease is caused by the hepatitis C virus. It is a serious threat to population health. There are about 250,000 people in Canada with the disease. About one-third do not know they have it. Some immigrants come to Canada from countries with a high prevalence of hepatitis C (3% or higher). The Canadian Ethnocultural Council has worked with four ethnic communities in Canada (Chinese, Egyptian, Filipino and Vietnamese) to increase awareness about hepatitis C. For more information go to the Canadian Ethnocultural Council website www.ethnocultural.ca or the Canadian Liver Foundation at www.liver.ca
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