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 countriesKilifiNairobi