Hepatitis C transmission and treatment in contact networks of people who inject drugs.

Hepatitis C transmission and treatment in contact networks of people who inject drugs.

Hepatitis C virus (HCV) chronically infects over 180 million people worldwide, with over 350,000 estimated deaths attributed yearly to HCV-related liver diseases. It disproportionally affects people who inject drugs (PWID). Currently there is no preventative vaccine and interventions feature long tr...

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Main Authors: David A Rolls, Rachel Sacks-Davis, Rebecca Jenkinson, Emma McBryde, Philippa Pattison, Garry Robins, Margaret Hellard
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3815209?pdf=render

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