An SSO Media Publication Est.
2008 www.
starobserver.
com.
au Issue 0135 Thursday 19 May 2011
observer
Hepatitis C cluster found in HIV-positive men
Community health organisations have
expressedconcernataclusterofhepatitis
C diagnoses among...
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An SSO Media Publication Est.
2008 www.
starobserver.
com.
au Issue 0135 Thursday 19 May 2011
observer
Hepatitis C cluster found in HIV-positive men
Community health organisations have
expressedconcernataclusterofhepatitis
C diagnoses among HIV-positive gay
men in Melbourne.
Monitoring by the Victorian
Department of Health has shown that
between May 2010 and April 2011, 37
HIV-positive gay men were diagnosed
with hepatitis C (HCV), a significant
increase on previous years.
In at least 19 of these cases, sexual
transmission of HCV was suspected by
the diagnosing physician.
People Living with HIV/AIDS Victoria
has joined with the Victorian AIDS
Council/GayMen’sHealthCentre(VAC/
GMHC) and Hepatitis C Victoria to alert
positive gay men to the risk of HCV.
“We want people with HIV to know
that sexual transmission of hep C does
occur and it is more common in positive
people,” PLWHA Victoria president Paul
Kidd told the Star Observer.
“The risk of sexu
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