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The status of hepatitis C virus infection among people who inject drugs in the Middle East and North Africa.

Addiction (Abingdon, England) - 1 Jul 2020

Mahmud Sarwat, Mumtaz Ghina R, Chemaitelly Hiam, Al Kanaani Zaina, Kouyoumjian Silva P, Hermez Joumana G, Abu-Raddad Laith J

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BACKGROUND AND AIMS: People who inject drugs (PWID) are a key population at high risk of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. The aim of this study was to delineate the epidemiology of HCV in PWID in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). METHODS: Syntheses of data were conducted on the standardized and systematically assembled databases of the MENA HCV Epidemiology Synthesis Project, 1989-2018. Random-effects...

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PMID: 32009283
DOI: 10.1111/add.14944
PMCID: PMC7318323

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