Shooting Up: Infections among people who inject drugs in the UK, 2018

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Published 20 Dec 2019 by Public Health England

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This December 2019 update to the Shooting Up: Infections among people who inject drugs in the UK, produced by Public Health England, provides updated data to the end of 2018. The report says that there is early evidence for a reduction in chronic hepatitis C prevalence among injecting drug users, but that rates of new infection are unchanged, including amongst individuals who have recently started injecting.

Types Reports & Research

Regions UK

Themes Testing & Diagnosis, Treatment & Care, Awareness & Prevention

Audiences Medical professional, Commissioner, Drug services professional

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