Estimates of hepatitis C seroprevalence and viremia in state prison populations in the United States

AC Spaulding, SS Kennedy, J Osei… - The Journal of …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Background Prior studies demonstrate that eliminating hepatitis C virus (HCV) in the United
States (US) heavily depends on treating incarcerated persons. Knowing the scope of the …

[HTML][HTML] Hepatitis C virus elimination program among prison inmates, Israel

L Eisen, Z Mor, M Madar, R Rabinovitch… - Emerging Infectious …, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Abstract The Israeli Prison Services implemented a hepatitis C virus (HCV) elimination
program in 2020. Inmates considered high risk for HCV were offered serology; HCV …

Phylogenetic Analysis of Hepatitis C Virus Infections in a Large Belgian Cohort Using Next-Generation Sequencing of Full-Length Genomes

KT Christensen, F Pierard, D Bonsall, R Bowden… - Viruses, 2023 - mdpi.com
The hepatitis C virus (HCV) epidemic in Western countries is primarily perpetuated by the
sub-populations of men who have sex with men (MSM) and people who inject drugs (PWID) …

Hepatitis C virus subtype diversity and transmission clusters characteristics among drug users in Zhuhai, South China

H Li, H Huang, W Huang, M Du, D Long, G Xu… - BMC Infectious …, 2024 - Springer
Abstract Background Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection poses a major public health
challenge globally, especially among injecting drug users. China has the world's largest …

Decoding the Future: Genomic Sequencing's Vital Role in Communicable Disease Prevention within Public Health Practice-A Sco** Review

A Harun, ASSM Zamri, MZ Zamberi… - IIUM Medical …, 2024 - journals.iium.edu.my
Precision public health using genomic sequencing is a new field that has gained interest
from public health practitioners for prevention and control measures. This study aims to …

Understanding transmission of hepatitis C in the prisons

H Sazzad - 2023 - unsworks.unsw.edu.au
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is a major public health threat with estimated global
prevalence of 1% chronic infection (461). HCV is a blood-borne virus (BBV), frequently …