Italian screening protocol and genotypes characterization for HCV elimination (2022-2023) in Ferrara's province: a real-world study.

Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is a worldwide health hazard, and in chronic form (nowadays affecting 50 million people - World Health Organization data) can be lethal. To forestall it, preventive screening is a mandatory approach. Since 2021, Italy conducts a national-wide screening program to eliminate the virus from its population.