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About 700 people in Gisborne have hepatitis C. Health professionals want to make this the first region in New Zealand to eradicate hepatitis C from the community.
Next week sees the launch of a hep C eradication campaign. About 700 people have hepatitis C here. It is estimated only half know they have the virus.
These people are in their 40s and 50s (60 percent male) and have either injected drugs (in some cases, just once) had a tattoo or a blood transfusion, pre-1992, or have a history of hep C in their family.
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