Note to Editors and Reporters - "Hepatitis C in African Americans" an NIH Workshop

TO: Editors and Reporters FROM: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Cancer Institute, National Institute on Drug Abuse, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, and Office of Research on Minority Health, National Institutes of Health (NIH) WHAT: "HEPATITIS C in AFRICAN-AMERICANS," an NIH workshop

WHEN: December 2, 1999, 8:30 to 5:30 p.m. WHERE: Lister Hill Auditorium, Bethesda, MD WHY: Nearly 4 million Americans are infected with hepatitis C. African- Americans suffer the highest incidence and prevalence rates for the disease among all racial and ethnic groups in the United States. The NIDDK and other NIH institutes are bringing together experts to discuss the current knowledge on the prevalence, clinical course, complications, and treatment of hepatitis C in African- Americans. Participants will also discuss future research needs and ways to get more African-Americans involved in hepatitis C clinical trials.

NOTE: Abstract books available at the registration table.