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Egypt issued an ambitious action plan in 2014 to eliminate viral hepatitis through strengthening infection control and improving patient care. In 2018, an extensive HCV mass screening campaign was conducted for the entire country's population with treating more than 4\u2009million patients with antivirals. This study aimed to evaluate the current prevalence of viral hepatitis in Egypt after all these efforts.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>A cross\u2010sectional household cluster survey was conducted in all 27 Egyptian governorates to obtain a representative sample of Egypt's population. Subjects aged 1\u201370\u2009years were interviewed using a standardised questionnaire that included demographics, viral hepatitis knowledge, previous infection and risk factors data. Laboratory testing was performed for all subjects for anti\u2010HCV and HBsAg using chemiluminescence. Subjects positive for anti\u2010HCV were further tested for HCV\u2010RNA by RT\u2010PCR. Prevalence rates were calculated by demographic groups and compared to the demographic health survey 2015 results.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>Of 20\u2009881 subjects interviewed, 48.8% were males, 20.2% were children &lt;15\u2009years of age, and 53.7% were residents of rural areas. Of all subjects, 92 (0.4%) were HCV\u2010infected, 1577 (7.6%) were anti\u2010HCV positive and 177 (0.8%) were HBV\u2010chronically infected, including one patient who had mixed HBV and HCV current infection. The prevalence of HCV\u2010current and HBV chronic infections decreased by 93% and 20%, respectively, compared to 2015.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title><jats:p>Egypt achieved the elimination of the viral hepatitis goal. 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