Cascade of Care for Alaska Native People With Chronic Hepatitis C Virus Infection: Statewide Program With High Linkage to Care

Brian J Mcmahon; Lisa Townshend-Bulson; Chriss Homan; Prabhu Gounder; Youssef Barbour; Annette Hewitt; Dana Bruden; Hannah Espera; Julia Plotnik; James Gove; Timothy J Stevenson; Sarah V Luna; Brenna C Simons

doi:10.1093/cid/ciz832

Cascade of Care for Alaska Native People With Chronic Hepatitis C Virus Infection: Statewide Program With High Linkage to Care

Clin Infect Dis. 2020 Apr 15;70(9):2005-2007. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciz832.

Authors

Affiliations

¹ Liver Disease and Hepatitis Program, Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium, Anchorage, Alaska.
² Arctic Investigations Program, Division of Preparedness and Emerging Infections, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Anchorage, Alaska.

Abstract

Most persons with chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection in the United States are undiagnosed or linked to care. We describe a program for the management of Alaska Native patients infection utilizing a computerized registry and statewide liver clinics resulting in higher linkage to care (86%) than national estimates (~25%).

Keywords: Alaska Natives; hepatitis C virus; linkage to care and treatment.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

MeSH terms

Alaska / epidemiology
Alaska Natives*
Hepatitis C*
Hepatitis C, Chronic* / drug therapy
Hepatitis C, Chronic* / epidemiology
Humans
Registries
United States

Abstract

Publication types

MeSH terms

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