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- Title
Hepatitis C Virus Elimination Program among Prison Inmates, Israel.
- Authors
Eisen, Lihi; Mor, Zohar; Madar, Miriam; Rabinovitch, Ron; Dadon, Yuval; Sheffer, Rivka; Kaliner, Ehud; Goldstein, Liav
- Abstract
The Israeli Prison Services implemented a hepatitis C virus (HCV) elimination program in 2020. Inmates considered high risk for HCV were offered serology; HCVseropositive 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
ISRAEL; HEPATITIS C virus; PRISONERS; PRISONS; DRUG therapy; ANTIVIRAL agents
- Publication
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2023, Vol 29, Issue 11, p2358
- ISSN
1080-6040
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3201/eid2911.230728