Progress in Testing for and Treatment of Hepatitis C Virus Infection Among Persons Who Inject Drugs

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World Hepatitis Day — July 28, 2019

Progress in Testing for and Treatment of Hepatitis C Virus Infection Among Persons Who Inject Drugs — Georgia, 2018

Ketevan Stvilia, MD; Philip R. Spradling, MD; Alexander Asatiani, MD; et al.

In the country of Georgia, the hepatitis C elimination program has made great progress in hepatitis screening among persons who inject drugs.

Progress Toward Poliomyelitis Eradication — Nigeria, January 2018–May 2019

Usman S. Adamu, MBBS; W. Roodly Archer, PhD; Fiona Braka, MBBS; et al. 

In Nigeria, novel approaches to mass immunization campaigns are required to reach children with the lifesaving polio vaccine.

Notes from the Field: Targeted Biomonitoring for GenX and Other Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances Following Detection of Drinking Water Contamination — North Carolina, 2018

Jamie R. Pritchett, MTox; Jessica L. Rinsky, PhD; Beth Dittman, MS; et al.

QuickStats: Number of Deaths from Hornet, Wasp, and Bee Stings, Among Males and Females — National Vital Statistics System, United States, 2000–2017