Hepatitis C transmission and prevention

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  Staying free of hepatitis C

  It's still not clear exactly how HIV-positive gay men are contracting hepatitis C through sex. Until we know with certainty, Derek Thaczuk asks, how can we avoid co-infection?...

  From:  HIV treatment update

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  The new epidemic: HIV and hepatitis C infection in gay men

  “I’m surprised there isn’t a greater sense of urgency about this in the community.” Those were the words of Dr Kevin Fenton of the US Centers for...

  From:  HIV treatment update

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  Double trouble – how hepatitis C is on the increase in HIV-positive gay men

  Studies at CROI showed how hepatitis C is gaining ground, says Gus Cairns. ...

  From:  HIV treatment update

Hepatitis C transmission and prevention in your own words

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  Bored and horny

  It’s Sunday afternoon and it’s raining. I’m bored and horny. However, I’ve got £20 left over from the night before and this will be enough...

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Hepatitis C transmission and prevention news from aidsmap

• More evidence of sexual transmission of hepatitis C among HIV-positive gay men in the US

  Investigators in the US have found a high incidence of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection among HIV-positive gay men. Annual incidence was 1.6% – the highest ever seen in research involving HIV-positive gay men in the United States – ...

  14 February 2013 | Michael Carter

• Sharing drug preparation equipment a potential source of hepatitis C transmission

  Drug users who share injecting equipment such as water, filters and water containers are potentially putting themselves at risk of infection with hepatitis C virus (HCV), according to German research published in the online edition of the Journal of Infectious ...

  27 November 2012 | Michael Carter

• Massive increase of hepatitis C incidence in HIV-positive gay men in Switzerland

  Incidence of hepatitis C virus infections has increased eighteen fold in HIV-positive gay men in Switzerland since 1998, investigators report in the online edition of Clinical Infectious Diseases. Half of all infections in gay men occurred between 2008 and ...

  30 August 2012 | Michael Carter

• International AIDS Conference hears how drugs, sex and HIV interlock

  Two sessions at the 19th International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2012) in Washington looked at the way injecting drug use, recreational drug use and unsafe sex interlock to multiply HIV risk, and how new outbreaks of injecting drug use ...

  25 July 2012 | Gus Cairns

• Gay and bisexual men who inject drugs more likely to have HIV than other men who inject drugs

  HIV prevalence is four times higher in gay and bisexual men who inject drugs, compared to heterosexual, male, injecting drug users, UK investigators report in Sexually Transmitted Infections. The study also showed that prevalence of infection with the hepatitis ...

  30 May 2012 | Michael Carter

• Incidence of hepatitis C re-infection and clearance may be understimated

  The incidence of hepatitis C re-infection among high-risk individuals who have spontaneously cleared the infection may be higher than previously assumed, a modelling study published in the May 1st edition of the Journal of Infectious Diseases suggests. The study ...

  26 April 2012 | Michael Carter

• Hepatitis C infection now twice as common in HIV+ gay men as injecting drug users, Swiss study finds

  Twice as many HIV-positive gay men are now being infected with hepatitis C as HIV-positive injecting drug users, a Swiss study presented to the 19th Retrovirus Conference has found.New hepatitis C infections in gay men with ...

  06 April 2012 | Gus Cairns

• Antiretroviral rollout provides a model for efforts to expand hepatitis C treatment and care in resource-limited settings

  The rollout of antiretroviral therapy in resource-limited settings provides a model for efforts to increase access to hepatitis C treatment and care in similar settings, investigators argue in the online edition of Clinical Infectious Diseases. “Expanding access to hepatitis treatment ...

  27 March 2012 | Michael Carter

• Professional tattooing in sterile environment not associated with risk of hepatitis C

  Tattooing or body piercing in professional parlours is not associated with an increased risk of infection with hepatitis C virus, a literature review published in the online edition of Clinical Infectious Diseases shows. However, the authors did find evidence that ...

  08 February 2012 | Michael Carter

• Hepatitis C transmission via injecting drug use: look beyond needles and syringes

  Important insights into the continued spread of hepatitis C among injecting drug users are provided by two studies published in the online edition of the Journal of Infectious Diseases. An international team of investigators showed that infectious quantities of hepatitis ...

  04 November 2011 | Michael Carter

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Hepatitis C transmission and prevention news selected from other sources

• The New Deal: Gay Men, Sex, and Hep C

  A new website has been launched, in order to provide gay men with information about sexual transmission of hepatitis C and how to prevent it; testing for and treatment of hepatitis C; and information about HIV and hepatitis C co-infection.

  8 hours ago | AFAO

• NY aims to prevent unsafe injections

  The Safe Injection Practices Coalition, a group of healthcare-related organizations including the CDC indicated since 2001, more than 150,000 patients in the U.S. were told they may have been exposed to hepatitis B, hepatitis C, or human immunodeficiency virus because providers followed unsafe injection procedures.

  12 March 2013 | UPI.com

• England: lack of planning for hepatitis C services risks future chaos and huge healthcare costs

  New report finds that local authorities and NHS organisations need to prioritise hepatitis C now or risk missing a rare opportunity.

  11 March 2013 | Hepatitis C Trust press release

• Republic of Georgia plagued by hepatitis C

  Official statistics place the number of those infected with the illness at 200,000, which is approximately 6.7 percent of Georgia’s population.

  20 February 2013 | Vaccine News Daily

• Scotland: Project launched to tackle spread of Hepatitis C

  It is hoped that by giving early treatment to small numbers of people who inject drugs and are infected with hepatitis C, it will prevent the need to treat larger numbers later, reducing the risk of addicts suffering from liver cirrhosis and cancer which can develop over time if hepatitis C remains untreated.

  20 February 2013 | The Scotsman

• Study: One-third of hepatitis B and C cases in Pakistan are preventable

  Approximately one-third of all hepatitis B and C cases in Pakistan could be prevented by interventions directed towards a few modifiable risk factors, according to a recent study.

  14 February 2013 | Vaccine News Daily (blog)

• The Evolution of How Drug Injection Equipment Harbors Hep C

  We know that injection drug users represent the single largest risk group for Hepatitis C, but we just recently learned how vulnerable their equipment is.

  06 February 2013 | Hepatitis Central

• 95 patients infected with hepatitis C linked to Chinese clinic

  Ninety-five people have been hospitalized after a private clinic gave them injections suspected to be contaminated with hepatitis C, Chinese state media say.

  06 February 2013 | CBS News

• Spread of hepatitis C pinpointed

  Scientists say they have, for the first time, worked out the pattern of spread of hepatitis C, showing that early diagnosis is key to halting epidemics.

  01 February 2013 | BBC Health

• Judge: Agency Could Have Stopped Exeter Hepatitis C Outbreak

  A judge said a medical staffing agency could have stopped a hepatitis C outbreak that infected 32 Exeter Hospital patients.

  30 January 2013 | Patch.com

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