CROI 2017: New HCV Infections Among HIV+ Gay Men Drop By Half After DAA Roll-Out in Netherlands
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- Category: HCV Sexual Transmission
- Published on Friday, 17 February 2017 00:00
- Written by Liz Highleyman
A little more than a year after the Netherlands instituted a policy allowing unrestricted access to direct-acting antivirals (DAAs) for the hepatitis C treatment, researchers have already seen a dramatic decline in acute HCV infections among one at-risk population, HIV-positive men who have sex with men, according to findings reported at the Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections this week in Seattle.
AASLD 2016: Hepatitis C Virus Infections Rising Among HIV+ Gay Men in San Diego
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- Category: HCV Sexual Transmission
- Published on Tuesday, 29 November 2016 00:00
- Written by Liz Highleyman
The prevalence of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection among HIV-positive men who have sex with men in San Diego has increased over the past 15 years, especially among men who do not inject drugs but use methamphetamine, according to a study presented at the 2016 AASLD Liver Meeting this month in Boston. Another study by the same research team found that post-treatment reinfection is also a concern in this population.
EASL 2016: High Incidence of HCV Reinfection Among HIV+ Gay Men in Western Europe
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- Category: HCV Prevention
- Published on Tuesday, 19 April 2016 00:00
- Written by Michael Carter
There is a very high incidence of hepatitis C virus (HCV) reinfection among HIV-positive men who have sex with men (MSM) in western Europe, according to research presented at the European Association for the Study of the Liver's International Liver Congress (EASL 2016) this week in Barcelona. Investigators found that a quarter of HIV-positive gay men who cleared an initial HCV infection were reinfected within 3 years. The researchers believe that current prevention strategies are failing, and called for intensive monitoring of people who have apparently cleared HCV infection.
STD 2016: HCV Infection and Reinfection Among Men Who Have Sex with Men
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- Category: HCV Sexual Transmission
- Published on Tuesday, 27 September 2016 00:00
- Written by Liz Highleyman
Public health officials in Michigan have identified a cluster of more than 20 cases of apparently sexually transmitted hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection among HIV-positive gay and bisexual men, according to a report at the 2016 STD Conference last week in Atlanta. Routine HCV screening at sexual health clinics can help detect more HCV infections among gay men, and prevention measures are needed to address the risk of HCV reinfection after spontaneous clearance or a cure, researchers concluded in recent related journal articles.
U.S. Government Releases New Guidance for Syringe Program Funding
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- Category: Injection Drug Use
- Published on Wednesday, 06 April 2016 00:00
- Written by HIVandHepatitis.com
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) has released new guidance regarding use of federal funds to pay for many aspects of syringe service programs aimed at reducing the risk of HIV and viral hepatitis transmission among people who inject drugs. The guidance follows a change in federal law that lifts the overall ban on syringe service funding, although the new rules do not allow programs to pay for needles or syringes themselves.
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