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PRO/EDR> Hepatitis C – USA (03): (WV) injection drug use, 2018

Hepatitis C -- United StatesWest Virginia Health Department data reveals hepatitis C cases in the state's largest county have soared to the highest numbers in years, months after a program offering clean needles was suspended.The Charleston Gazette-Mail reported [Mon 30 Sep 2019] that more than 1100 new chronic cases of the disease were recorded in Kanawha County in 2018.Local clinic director Letitia Tierney says the area is nearing a hepatitis C outbreak and a potential HIV outbreak due to needle Read more [...]