County-Level Vulnerability Assessment for Rapid Dissemination of HIV or HCV Infections Among Persons Who Inject Drugs, United States

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Authors

Michelle M. Van Handel · Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Charles E. Rose · Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Elaine Hallisey · Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Jessica Kolling · Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Jon E. Zibbell · National Center for HIV/AIDS Viral Hepatitis STD and TB Prevention

Brian Lewis · Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Abstract

Our analysis highlights US counties potentially vulnerable to HIV and HCV infections among PWID in the context of the national opioid epidemic. State and local health departments will need to further explore vulnerability and target interventions to prevent transmission.

Topics & Keywords

HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk Opioid Use Disorder Treatment Hepatitis C virus research

UN Sustainable Development Goals

No poverty

Publication Details

Published in: JAIDS Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes

Volume 73, Issue 3, pp. 323-331

DOI: 10.1097/qai.0000000000001098

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