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MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep ; 68(29): 637-641, 2019 Jul 26.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-31344021

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In April 2015, the country of Georgia, with a high prevalence of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection (5.4% of the adult population, approximately 150,000 persons), embarked on the world's first national elimination program (1,2). Nearly 40% of these infections are attributed to injection drug use, and an estimated 2% of the adult population currently inject drugs, among the highest prevalence of injection drug use in the world (3,4). Since 2006, needle and syringe programs (NSPs) have been offering HCV antibody testing to persons who inject drugs and, since 2015, referring clients with positive test results to the national treatment program. This report summarizes the results of these efforts. Following implementation of the elimination program, the number of HCV antibody tests conducted at NSPs increased from an average of 3,638 per year during 2006-2014 to an average of 21,551 during 2015-2018. In 2017, to enable tracking of clinical outcomes among persons who inject drugs, NSPs began encouraging clients to voluntarily provide their national identification number (NIN), which all citizens must use to access health care treatment services. During 2017-2018, a total of 2,780 NSP clients with positive test results for HCV antibody were identified in the treatment database by their NIN. Of 494 who completed treatment and were tested for HCV RNA ≥12 weeks after completing treatment, 482 (97.6%) were cured of HCV infection. Following the launch of the elimination program, Georgia has made much progress in hepatitis C screening among persons who inject drugs; recent data demonstrate high cure rates achieved in this population. Testing at NSPs is an effective strategy for identifying persons with HCV infection. Tracking clients referred from NSPs through treatment completion allows for monitoring the effectiveness of linkage to care and treatment outcomes in this population at high risk, a key to achieving hepatitis C elimination in Georgia. The program in Georgia might serve as a model for other countries.


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Erradicação de Doenças , Hepatite C , Programas de Rastreamento , Abuso de Substâncias por Via Intravenosa , Adolescente , Adulto , Feminino , Humanos , Masculino , Adulto Jovem , Hepatite C/epidemiologia , Hepatite C/prevenção & controle , Programas de Rastreamento/estatística & dados numéricos , Avaliação de Programas e Projetos de Saúde , Abuso de Substâncias por Via Intravenosa/epidemiologia , República da Geórgia/epidemiologia
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