New hepatitis C virus infection, re-infection and associated risk behaviour in male Irish prisoners: a cohort study, 2019.
Desmond CrowleyGordana AvramovicWalter CullenCollette FarrellAnne HalpinMary KeevansEamon LairdTina McHughSusan McKiernanSarah Jayne MigginRoss MurtaghEileen O ConnorMarie O'MearaDeirdre O ReillyJohn S LambertPublished in: Archives of public health = Archives belges de sante publique (2021)
Despite the high numbers of Irish prisoners with a history of IDU and HCV infection, new HCV infection is low or non-existent in this population. Small numbers of prisoners continue to engage in risk behaviour and larger studies are required to further understand HCV transmission in this cohort in an Irish and international context.