Hepatitis C Virus Elimination Program among Prison Inmates, Israel

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 thera...

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Autores principales: Eisen, Lihi, Mor, Zohar, Madar, Miriam, Rabinovitch, Ron, Dadon, Yuval, Sheffer, Rivka, Kaliner, Ehud, Goldstein, Liav
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10617329/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37877627
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2911.230728
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author Eisen, Lihi
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Rabinovitch, Ron
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Sheffer, Rivka
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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.
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spelling pubmed-106173292023-11-01 Hepatitis C Virus Elimination Program among Prison Inmates, Israel Eisen, Lihi Mor, Zohar Madar, Miriam Rabinovitch, Ron Dadon, Yuval Sheffer, Rivka Kaliner, Ehud Goldstein, Liav Emerg Infect Dis Dispatch 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. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2023-11 /pmc/articles/PMC10617329/ /pubmed/37877627 http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2911.230728 Text en https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Emerging Infectious Diseases is a publication of the U.S. Government. This publication is in the public domain and is therefore without copyright. All text from this work may be reprinted freely. Use of these materials should be properly cited.
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Hepatitis C Virus Elimination Program among Prison Inmates, Israel
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title_short Hepatitis C Virus Elimination Program among Prison Inmates, Israel
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