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Title: Among English Gay & Bi Men, Hep C Is Increasingly Seen in Those Without HIV
Post by: Hep Editors on July 10, 2019, 10:55:20 am
A new survey of English men who have sex with men (MSM) who were diagnosed with a recently acquired hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection found that 40 percent were HIV-negative, aidsmap reports.

Multiple studies have indicated that in Western nations, there has been a rising epidemic of sexually transmitted HCV among HIV-positive MSM since about the turn of the millennium. Hep C does apparently transmit sexually among MSM who do not have HIV but traditionally has done so at a much lower and more stable rate than among their HIV-positive peers.

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https://www.hepmag.com/article/among-english-gay-bi-men-hep-c-increasingly-seen-without-hiv