IHRC 2015: Opioid Substitution Therapy, Especially with Needle Exchange, Reduces Hepatitis C Transmission
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- Category: Injection Drug Use
- Published on Monday, 19 October 2015 00:00
- Written by Roger Pebody
A pooled analysis of 25 studies has for the first time shown good evidence that methadone and other forms of opioid substitution therapy substantially reduce new hepatitis C virus (HCV) infections, according to a report presented today at the 24th International Harm Reduction Conference in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Previously, this had been clearly demonstrated for HIV, but not hepatitis C.
Sexual Transmission of HCV Is Increasing Among Gay and Bi Men with HIV
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- Category: HCV Sexual Transmission
- Published on Wednesday, 16 September 2015 00:00
- Written by Liz Highleyman
Sexual transmission of hepatitis C virus (HCV) is occurring among HIV-positive men who have sex with men, associated with receptive anal sex and non-injection drug use, and a small subset of men may be prone to recurrent infection after being cured of hepatitis C, according to a meta-analysis reported in the August 7 online edition of AIDS.
HIV-Negative Gay Men May Be Susceptible to Sexually Transmitted Hepatitis C
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- Category: HCV Sexual Transmission
- Published on Thursday, 09 July 2015 00:00
- Written by Liz Highleyman
Several studies have shown that hepatitis C virus (HCV) can be sexually transmitted among HIV-positive men who have sex with men, but HIV-negative gay and bisexual men may be at risk as well if they share similar risk factors, according to a report in the June 2015 Journal of Viral Hepatitis.
IAS 2015: PrEP and the Risk of Hepatitis C Virus Infection [VIDEO]
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- Category: HCV Sexual Transmission
- Published on Wednesday, 12 August 2015 00:00
- Written by Gregory Fowler
Are gay and bisexual men who take Truvada for HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) at greater risk for sexually transmitted hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection? Experts discussed this issue and others at a media briefing on HIV and hepatitis coinfection at the 8th International AIDS Society Conference on HIV Pathogenesis, Treatment, and Prevention last month in Vancouver.
EASL 2015: Hepatitis C Treatment Could Cut HCV Transmission Among UK Gay Men in Half
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- Category: HCV Sexual Transmission
- Published on Wednesday, 17 June 2015 00:00
- Written by Keith Alcorn, Aidsmap
Access to more effective hepatitis C treatment could reduce new infections among men who have sex with men in the United Kingdom by half over the next decade, according to a mathematical modeling study presented at the European Association for the Study of the Liver (EASL) International Liver Congress in Vienna in April.
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