Recent HIV clusters and outbreaks across the United States among people who inject drugs and considerations during the COVID-19 pandemic

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• Corporate Authors:
  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)
• Description:
  Distributed via the CDC Health Alert Network
  
  October 5, 2020, 11:00 AM ET
  
  CDCHAN-00436
  
  Since 2015, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and health departments across the United States have identified several HIV clusters and outbreaks occurring predominantly among people who inject drugs (PWID). Long-term declining trends in HIV incidence among people who inject drugs have stalled. The purpose of this Health Advisory is to alert public health departments and healthcare providers to the possibility of new injection-related HIV infections and outbreaks. This HAN provides guidance for preventing, identifying, and responding to HIV among people who inject drugs. It also provides considerations for delivering services in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic.
  
  
• Subjects:
  Coronavirus Infections COVID-19 Disease Outbreaks Drug Users HIV Infections Pandemics Substance Abuse, Intravenous
• Keywords:
  2019 Novel Coronavirus, Wuhan, China
• Source:
  HAN ; 436
• Series:
  Health Alert Network
• Document Type:
  HAN Health Advisory
• Place as Subject:
  United States
• Pages in Document:
  7 unnumbered pages
• Issue:
  436
• Collection(s):
  Health Alert Network (HAN)
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