Transmission of Hepatitis C Virus among Prisoners, Australia, 2005–2012

Transmission of Hepatitis C Virus among Prisoners, Australia, 2005–2012

Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is predominantly transmitted between persons who inject drugs. For this population, global prevalence of HCV infection is high and incarceration is common and an independent risk factor for HCV acquisition. To explore HCV transmission dynamics in incarcerated populations, we...

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Main Authors: Neil Arvin Bretaña, Lies Boelen, Rowena Bull, Suzy Teutsch, Peter A. White, Andrew R. Lloyd, Fabio Luciani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2015-05-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
hepatitis C virus
transmission
phylogenetics
clustering
injecting drug use
prisons
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/21/5/14-1832_article

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