Hepatitis C is an infectious disease caused by the hepatitis C virus. In Australia, the main route of transmission of the hepatitis C virus is through injecting drug use.
While there is no vaccine to prevent hepatitis C infection, new treatments can cure hepatitis C in more than 90% of cases.
The virus can cause both acute and chronic infection, ranging from a mild illness that lasts a few weeks to a serious lifelong illness that may cause cirrhosis (scarring of the liver), liver cancer or liver failure if left untreated.
You can explore the latest hepatitis C data from Australia in the interactive data dashboards below.
These dashboards are best viewed on desktop.