Saturday, August 19, 2017

Treating HCV in Incarcerated Populations Key to Disease Elimination

Treating HCV in Incarcerated Populations Key to Disease Elimination
by Pippa Wysong
Contributing Writer, MedPage Today
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) rates in America's prisons and jails are high, largely because this is where many people with high-risk behaviors such as injection drug use end up. But in order to help reach the World Health Organization goal of elimination of HCV, this population needs more screening and treatment -- not only to help people with the infection, but also to reduce the risk of transmission.
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