Gay & Bisexual Men/MSM
Hepatitis C Incidence Rises among HIV+ Gay Men in Swiss Study
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- Category: Gay & Bisexual Men/MSM
- Published on Friday, 09 November 2012 00:00
- Written by Liz Highleyman
Sexually transmitted hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection has increased dramatically over the past 13 years among gay and bisexual men in the Swiss HIV Cohort Study, even as it remained stable among heterosexuals and decreased among injection drug users, investigators reported in the November 2012 issue of Clinical Infectious Diseases.
AASLD: Epidemic of Sexually Transmitted HCV among HIV+ Gay Men in Amsterdam Levels Off
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- Category: HCV Sexual Transmission
- Published on Friday, 18 November 2011 00:00
- Written by Liz Highleyman
The epidemic of apparently sexually transmitted hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection among HIV positive men who have sex with men (MSM) in Amsterdam appears to have stabilized since 2008-2009, but monitoring and prevention efforts are still needed, according to data presented at the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases Liver Meeting (AASLD 2011) last week in San Francisco.
HCV Can Be Sexually Transmitted Between HIV+ Men
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- Category: Acute Hepatitis C
- Published on Friday, 29 July 2011 00:00
- Written by Liz Highleyman
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is transmitted by sex between HIV positive gay/bisexual men and sexual transmission is responsible for several local epidemics, including one in New York City, according to study findings published recently in the CDC's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.
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