The estimated hepatitis C seroprevalence and key population sizes in San Diego in 2018.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The Eliminate Hepatitis C San Diego County Initiative was established to provide a roadmap to reduce new HCV infections by 80% and HCV-related deaths by 65% by 2030. An estimate of the burden of HCV infections in San Diego County is necessary to inform planning and evaluation efforts. Our analysis was designed to estimate the HCV burden in San Diego County in 2018.

Methods

We synthesized data from the American Community Survey, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, California Department of Public Health, Public Health Branch of California Correctional Health Care Services, San Diego Blood Bank, and published literature. Burden estimates were stratified by subgroup (people who inject drugs in the community [PWID], men who have sex with men in the community [M

SUBMITTER: Wynn A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8189442 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature