CTV Winnipeg: ‘A silent disease’: Manitoba hepatitis C numbers on the rise again
July 28, 2025 —
Manitoba has the highest level of hepatitis C in the country and an infectious disease expert said it shows no signs of slowing down.
Dr. Kelly Kaita, assistant professor of internal medicine in the Max Rady College of Medicine, leads the viral hepatitis investigative unit at UM.
After a “dramatic decrease” in infected individuals from 2018 to 2020, federal surveillance data recorded an upswing in Manitoba hepatitis C cases in 2021, Kaita said.
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