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PRO/EDR> Hepatitis C – USA (05): (MN) injection drug use
Hepatitis C -- United StatesSexually transmitted infections in Minnesota reached another record high in 2016, according to a report issued in April 2017, but another trend has state public health experts concerned: a spike in hepatitis C infections that is tied to the opioid abuse epidemic and the misuse of intravenous drug needles.The Minnesota Department of Health identified 51 new hepatitis C infections in 2016, compared with 37 in 2015. That's the highest number of new infections identified in Read more [...]
