World Hepatitis Day 2021 with J McLauchlan

In this special edition podcast for world hepatitis day Anna Kirk interviews John McLauchlan, a Professor of Viral Hepatitis at the Centre for Virus Research. John is an expert in hepatitis C virus, a bloodborne virus which can often result in chronic infections. Globally there are an estimated 71 million of these chronic infections which can result in cirrhosis or liver cancer. Today, the development of antivirals against hepatitis C virus enables this infection to be cured in more than 95% of cases however, access to diagnosis and treatment is low and there is currently no vaccine available. We discuss this and more in the episode as we look back on John’s successful career and celebrate his many achievements.