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Official figures for England show just 3% of people who develop chronic hepatitis C each year receive treatment to help clear the virus.
The report, from Public Health England, says UK deaths from the condition have quadrupled in 16 years to some 400 in 2012.
The number of admissions to hospital for serious liver complications has also risen fourfold to 2,400.
Charities say the "shockingly low level of treatment" is failing patients.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-28524031
The report, from Public Health England, says UK deaths from the condition have quadrupled in 16 years to some 400 in 2012.
The number of admissions to hospital for serious liver complications has also risen fourfold to 2,400.
Charities say the "shockingly low level of treatment" is failing patients.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-28524031