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Transmission of Hepatitis C Virus among Prisoners, Australia, 2005-2012.
Emerging infectious diseases - 1 May 2015
Bretaña Neil Arvin, Boelen Lies, Bull Rowena, Teutsch Suzy, White Peter A, Lloyd Andrew R, Luciani Fabio
Abstract excerpt
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is predominantly transmitted between persons who inject drugs. For this population, global prevalence of HCV infection is high and incarceration is common and an independent risk factor for HCV acquisition. To explore HCV transmission dynamics in incarcerated populations, we integrated virus sequences with risk behavior and spatiotemporal data and analyzed transmission clusters among...
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