title: Setting up an enhanced surveillance of newly acquired hepatitis C infection in men who have sex with men: a pilot in London and South East region of England.
abstract: Preliminary findings suggest ongoing HCV transmission among MSM infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and that enhanced surveillance for newly acquired HCV in MSM is feasible.
authors.affiliation: Centre for Infections, Health Protection Agency, England and Wales. murad.ruf@hpa.org.uk
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ruf
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Cohuet
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Maguire
authors.forename: L J
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Brant
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ramsay
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lattimore
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Delpech
mesh_terms: D004196:Disease Outbreaks / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D004739:England / Q000453:epidemiology; D006526:Hepatitis C / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D018451:Homosexuality, Male / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008131:London / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D010865:Pilot Projects; D011159:Population Surveillance / Q000379:methods*; D018570:Risk Assessment / Q000379:methods; D012307:Risk Factors