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<i>Notes from the Field:</i> Outbreak of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection Among Persons Who Inject Drugs — Cabell County, West Virginia, 2018–2019

Amy Atkins, R. Paul McClung, Michael E. Kilkenny, Kyle Bernstein, Kara S. Willenburg, Anita Edwards, Sheryl Lyss, Erica D. Thomasson, Nivedha Panneer, Nathan Kirk,

MMWR Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report · 2020 · 43 citations · 2 references

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A recent human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) outbreak among people who inject drugs in Cabell County, West Virginia, underscores the importance of HIV prevention, diagnosis, and care in communities with high rates of substance use disorder.

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Estimating the Number of People Who Inject Drugs in A Rural County in Appalachia

Sean T. Allen, Allison O’Rourke, Rebecca Hamilton White et al. · American Journal of Public Health · 2019 · 55 citations · Full text

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