All the news Showing 10 of 158 articles from: Transmission, epidemiology and preventionGet an RSS feed of these articles Show All news infohep newsEditors' picks from other sources Hepatitis C spreading rapidly among HIV-positive MSM in Thailand and chemsex is a key risk factor Michael Carter / 27 April 2020 Hepatitis C is spreading rapidly among HIV-positive men who have sex with men (MSM) in Bangkok and is associated with use of crystal methamphetamine, research presented to the recent Conference ... Hepatitis C spreading through same networks and practices in HIV-positive and HIV-negative gay and bisexual men in England Keith Alcorn / 09 April 2020 Gay and bisexual men who acquire hepatitis C infection while using pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for HIV prevention are part of the same sexual networks and have the same risk factors as HIV-positive ... London sets out route map for hepatitis C elimination Keith Alcorn / 13 March 2020 Healthcare professionals, local government and community organisations have launched a London route map for hepatitis C elimination, setting out five 'opportunity' areas for an intensified focus on reaching undiagnosed people and vulnerable populations ... 90% of people who inject drugs in United States missed opportunities for HIV or hepatitis C tests Keith Alcorn / 27 February 2020 Around 90% of people who inject drugs in the United States missed opportunities for HIV or hepatitis C virus testing between 2010 and 2017, a review of more than 840,000 healthcare visits shows. ... Hepatitis C treatment and prevention failing to reach people most affected Keith Alcorn / 25 February 2020 Major gaps in harm reduction and treatment provision for people who inject drugs jeopardise the achievement of global targets for hepatitis C elimination by 2030, a review of hepatitis C treatment and ... Half of people who inject drugs in Middle East have hepatitis C Keith Alcorn / 24 February 2020 Half of people who inject drugs in the Middle East and north Africa have been infected with hepatitis C, and researchers from Weill Cornell Medicine Qatar estimate that around 221,000 people who ... Increase in clean needle and syringe provision essential for hepatitis C elimination Keith Alcorn / 12 February 2020 Elimination of hepatitis C will not be achievable without substantial improvements in provision of sterile injecting equipment, Dr Magdalena Harris of London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine told a conference on hepatitis ... London: hepatitis C elimination depends on testing scale-up Keith Alcorn / 28 January 2020 London needs to step up the rate of testing for hepatitis C if it is to achieve elimination of hepatitis C, Professor Graham Foster of Queen Mary University London told the London ... Peer-led outreach improves uptake of hepatitis C care among homeless and people who use drugs Keith Alcorn / 24 January 2020 Intensive peer support during engagement with hepatitis C care was associated with a high level of engagement in care among vulnerable people including recently homeless people and people who inject drugs in London, ... HepCheck screening programme links 80% to hepatitis C care in 4 European countries Keith Alcorn / 21 January 2020 Hepatitis C screening programmes targeting the homeless, people who inject drugs and prisoners achieved linkage to specialist care in over 80% of people diagnosed with hepatitis C, a four-country European study found. The study ... ← Prev1...23456...16Next → Other pages in this section Latest news All the news Hepatitis A Hepatitis B Hepatitis C Hepatitis D Hepatitis E Coronavirus NAFLD Treatment for hepatocellular carcinoma Transmission, epidemiology and prevention Transfusion and medical procedures Injecting drug use Mother to child Sexual transmission Non-medical blood transfer HBV vaccination Epidemiology Screening and testing policy Health services, policy and advocacy Social issues Conference news Email bulletin archive