New Guide for Managing HIV and Hepatitis C Outbreaks Among People Who Inject Drugs

From :	Averhoff, Francisco (CDC/OID/NCHHSTP) <fma0@cdc.gov>
To :	Gamkrelidze; Amiran; Maia Lagvilava
Subject :	FW: New Guide for Managing HIV and Hepatitis C Outbreaks Among People Who Inject Drugs
Cc :	Maia Tsereteli; Tinatin Kuchuloria; Lia Gvinjilia; Irinka Tskhomelidze; Nasrullah; Muazzam; Skaggs; Beth; Glass; Nancy
Received On :	04.04.2018 17:14

Dear Dr. Lagvilava and Dr. Amiran ,

Please find link to OB investigations among PWID guide recently developed by CDC, it could be of interest, and can be shared with others.

Dear Tatia, can share with Scientific Committee as FYI? Thank you.

Best, FA

Francisco Averhoff MD, MPH

CAPT US Public Health Service

Associate Director for Global Health

Division of Viral Hepatitis

National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

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From: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Sent: Wednesday, April 4, 2018 11:36 AM
To: Averhoff, Francisco (CDC/OID/NCHHSTP)
Subject: New Guide for Managing HIV and Hepatitis C Outbreaks Among People Who Inject Drugs

CDC has released a guide to help state and local health departments plan for an outbreak

Provided by CDC's Office for State, Tribal, Local and Territorial Support Updates for State, Tribal, Local and Territorial Public Health Professionals

Wednesday, April 4, 2018

CDC has released Managing HIV and Hepatitis C Outbreaks Among People Who Inject Drugs: A Guide for State and Local Health Departments [PDF-2MB], a guide to help state and local health departments plan for an outbreak of HIV or hepatitis C among people who inject drugs (PWID). The guide includes considerations for developing an outbreak response plan to minimize the impact of the outbreak on the community and stop further transmission.

The current opioid misuse epidemic has increased the number of PWID in the US, and that has substantially increased the risk of transmission of blood-borne viruses, including HIV, hepatitis C virus, and hepatitis B virus when using shared equipment. Increases in drug injection are seen in communities not previously considered at high risk of injection-related infections.

Advanced planning can facilitate an effective coordinated response for communities faced with the possibility of future outbreaks of HIV or hepatitis C among networks of PWID.

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