Setting up an enhanced surveillance of newly acquired hepatitis C infection in men who have sex with men: a pilot in London and South East region of England

M Ruf; S Cohuet; H Maguire; L J Brant; M Ramsay; S Lattimore; V Delpech; SNAHC Steering Group

Setting up an enhanced surveillance of newly acquired hepatitis C infection in men who have sex with men: a pilot in London and South East region of England

Euro Surveill. 2008 Nov 20;13(47):19042.

Authors

M Ruf¹, S Cohuet, H Maguire, L J Brant, M Ramsay, S Lattimore, V Delpech; SNAHC Steering Group

Collaborators

SNAHC Steering Group:
Martin Fisher, Anna-Maria Geretti, Sanjay Bhagani, David Asboe, Jackie Cassell, Paul Crook, Rohini Manuel, Grainne Nixon, Angela Iversen

Affiliation

¹ Centre for Infections, Health Protection Agency, England and Wales. [email protected]

PMID: 19021960

Abstract

Preliminary findings suggest ongoing HCV transmission among MSM infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and that enhanced surveillance for newly acquired HCV in MSM is feasible.

MeSH terms

Disease Outbreaks / prevention & control*
Disease Outbreaks / statistics & numerical data*
England / epidemiology
Hepatitis C / epidemiology*
Hepatitis C / prevention & control*
Homosexuality, Male / statistics & numerical data*
Humans
Incidence
London / epidemiology
Male
Pilot Projects
Population Surveillance / methods*
Risk Assessment / methods
Risk Factors