CDC Viral Hepatitis Updates: “Acute Hepatitis C Infection in Young Persons Who Use Drugs” Commentary on Medscape

CDC Viral Hepatitis Updates

CDC Expert Commentary on Medscape:  Acute Hepatitis C Infection in Young Persons Who Use Drugs

This video describes the “emerging epidemic” of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection among persons who inject drugs (PWID). If you do not already have a Medscape account, you will need to sign up by providing your name, email address and profession.

http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/856569

MMWR: Notes from the Field- Hepatitis C Outbreak in a Dialysis Clinic, Tennessee, 2014

Outbreaks of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infections can occur among hemodialysis patients when recommended infection control practices are not followed. On January 30, 2014, a dialysis clinic in Tennessee identified acute HCV in a patient (patient A) during routine screening and reported it to the Tennessee Department of Health. This report summarizes the findings from the resulting investigation.http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm6450a5.htm

Viral Hepatitis Serology Training Videos

DVH has updated the serology online training videos for Hepatitis A virus (HAV) infection, Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection, Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection, Hepatitis D virus (HDV) infection, and Hepatitis E virus (HEV) infection.  Comprised of five animated videos with voiceovers, the purpose of the training is to explain the serological diagnosis of HAV, acute and chronic HBV, acute and chronic HCV, and Hepatitis B and Hepatitis D (HBV/HDV) coinfection, understand the meanings of serologic markers, and understand and interpret serologic test results.http://www.cdc.gov/hepatitis/resources/professionals/training/serology/training.htm