By Ethan Covey
Offering hepatitis C testing at needle and syringe programs (NSPs) appears to be an effective strategy for identifying individuals with hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection, according to a CDC study.
The study charts the results of an HCV elimination program begun in the country of Georgia in 2015 (MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2019;68[29]:637-641).
The country of Georgia has traditionally had a high prevalence of HCV and injection drug use. As of 2015, an estimated 5.4% of the adult