A complex increase in hepatitis C virus in a correctional facility: bumps in the road

• Main Authors: Lea Merone (Author), Sian Ashton (Author), Andy Harris (Author), Wanjibung Shaun Edwards (Author), Annie Preston‐Thomas (Author), Richard Gair (Author), Darren B. Russell (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2022-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Objective: The prevalence of hepatitis C virus (HCV) in correctional facilities in Australia among people who inject drugs is 60%, with disproportionate effects observed in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Following the micro‐elimination of HCV in a Queensland correctional faci...