Setting up an enhanced surveillance of newly acquired hepatitis C infection in men who have sex with men: a pilot in London and South East region of England

M Ruf; S Cohuet; H Maguire; L J Brant; M Ramsay; S Lattimore; V Delpech; the SNAHC steering group

doi:10.2807/ese.13.47.19042-en

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Setting up an enhanced surveillance of newly acquired hepatitis C infection in men who have sex with men: a pilot in London and South East region of England
M Ruf¹ , S Cohuet^2,3 , H Maguire² , L J Brant¹ , M Ramsay¹ , S Lattimore¹ , V Delpech¹ , the SNAHC steering group⁴
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Affiliations: ¹ Centre for Infections, Health Protection Agency, England and Wales ² London Region Epidemiology Unit, Health Protection Agency, England and Wales ³ European Programme for Intervention Epidemiology Training (EPIET), Stockholm, Sweden ⁴ The members are listed in the Acknowledgements section

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M Ruf
Murad.Ruf hpa.org.uk
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Citation style for this article: Ruf M, Cohuet S, Maguire H, Brant L J, Ramsay M, Lattimore S, Delpech V, the SNAHC steering group Collective. Setting up an enhanced surveillance of newly acquired hepatitis C infection in men who have sex with men: a pilot in London and South East region of England. Euro Surveill. 2008;13(47):pii=19042. https://doi.org/10.2807/ese.13.47.19042-en Received: 06 Nov 2008

Abstract

We describe the implementation of an enhanced surveillance pilot for newly acquired hepatitis C (HCV) in men who have sex with men (MSM) in London and the South East region of England. Preliminary findings suggest ongoing HCV transmission among MSM infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and that enhanced surveillance for newly acquired HCV in MSM is feasible.