Widespread hepatitis C virus transmission network among people who inject drugs in Kenya

Widespread hepatitis C virus transmission network among people who inject drugs in Kenya

Objectives: Hepatitis C virus (HCV) disproportionately affects people who inject drugs (PWID) worldwide. Despite carrying a high HCV burden, little is known about transmission dynamics in low- and middle-income countries. Methods: We recruited PWID from Nairobi and coastal cities of Mombasa, Kilifi,...

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Main Authors: Matthew J. Akiyama, Yury Khudyakov, Sumathi Ramachandran, Lindsey R. Riback, Maxwell Ackerman, Mercy Nyakowa, Leonard Arthur, John Lizcano, Josephine Walker, Peter Cherutich, Ann Kurth
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2024-10-01
Series:International Journal of Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Hepatitis C
People who inject drugs (PWID)
Next-generation sequencing (NGS)
GHOST
Transmission network
Kenya
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971224002868

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