Hepatitis C Virus Elimination Program among Prison Inmates, Israel

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Eisen, Lihi ; Mor, Zohar ; Madar, Miriam ; Rabinovitch, Ron ; Dadon, Yuval ; Sheffer, Rivka ; Kaliner, Ehud ; Goldstein, Liav
• Description:
  The Israeli Prison Services implemented a hepatitis C virus (HCV) elimination program in 2020. Inmates considered high risk for HCV were offered serology; HCV-seropositive participants were offered HCV RNA testing. Among participants, 7.0% had detectable HCV RNA and were offered antiviral drug therapy. This program reduced HCV burden among incarcerated persons.
• Subjects:
  Hepacivirus Hepatitis C Humans Prisoners Prisons RNA
• Keywords:
  Correctional Facilities Drug Users HCV Hepatitis C Virus Prisoners Screening Treatment Viruses
• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 2023; 29(11):2358-2361
• Pubmed ID:
  37877627
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC10617329
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Israel
• Volume:
  29
• Issue:
  11
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:22340ea4208b29b68c14b27a2d03234f649bcc81b88f0991fde446476bdc01d8
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/135974/cdc_135974_DS1.pdf
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