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Six-question risk score can identify HIV-positive gay men needing testing for acute hepatitis C

By J Pope
In Gay Lesbian & Bisexual Health, Hepatitis, HIV, People Who Inject Drugs / AOD, Safer sex, Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs)
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nam/aidsmap, 5th June 2017 Six questions can identify HIV-positive gay men who are at elevated risk of having acute (recent) hepatitis C infection and who would benefit from further testing, according to a paper published in Eurosurveillance last week. The risk score was based on data from a Dutch cohort and has been validated with separate datasets from Belgium, the Netherlands and England. The...

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Syphilis Outbreak in Northern South Australia

By J Pope
In Aboriginal Health, Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs)
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SA Health, Communicable Disease Control Branch (CDCB),15/5/17 The Communicable Disease Control Branch (CDCB) has been closely monitoring infectious syphilis notifications in South Australia in light of a multi-jurisdictional outbreak of syphilis occurring across northern Australia. It appears that this outbreak has spread to South Australia, with sustained transmission occurring in Port Augusta...

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