Widespread hepatitis C virus transmission network among people who inject drugs in Kenya
Akiyama M, Khudyakov Y, Ramachandran S, Riback L, Ackerman M, Nyakowa M, Arthur L, Lizcano J, Walker J, Cherutich P, Kurth A. Widespread hepatitis C virus transmission network among people who inject drugs in Kenya. International Journal Of Infectious Diseases 2024, 147: 107215. PMID: 39182826, PMCID: PMC11531246, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2024.107215.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGlobal Hepatitis Outbreak and Surveillance TechnologyHepatitis C virusHepatitis C virus strainsTransmission clustersHCV transmission networksHepatitis C virus eliminationHepatitis C virus burdenHypervariable region 1C virusGenotype 1aCity of MombasaInjected drugsCoastal city of MombasaNext-generation sequencing dataHepatitis C virus hypervariable region 1PWIDSyringe programsSequence dataSurveillance technologiesDrugIncome countriesKilifiNairobiPolysubstance Use and Related Risk Behaviors among People Who Inject Drugs in Kenya Preparing for Hepatitis C Virus Treatment
Riback L, Nyakowa M, Lizcano J, Zhang C, Cherutich P, Kurth A, Akiyama M. Polysubstance Use and Related Risk Behaviors among People Who Inject Drugs in Kenya Preparing for Hepatitis C Virus Treatment. Viruses 2024, 16: 1277. PMID: 39205251, PMCID: PMC11359571, DOI: 10.3390/v16081277.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMedication-assisted treatmentInjection drug usePolysubstance useHepatitis C virusReducing injection drug useBloodborne infectionsHepatitis C virus treatmentAssociated with injection drug useHepatitis C virus transmissionCannabis useMultivariate logistic regressionEquipment sharingCannabisDrug useHIV-positiveHCV treatmentAcquisition riskHeroinC virusPolysubstanceRisk behaviorsInjected drugsAccess needleRelated risk behaviorsRe-infection