More must be done to reduce hepatitis C transmission amongst HIV positive gay men.

More must be done to reduce hepatitis C transmission amongst HIV positive gay men.

Publication date

Friday, January 27, 2012
NAT has launched a report, ‘HIV and Hepatitis C Co-infection’, which looks at hepatitis C co-infection among HIV positive gay men and the UK’s response to this growing health challenge.  Like HIV, hepatitis C* is a blood-borne virus and approximately 9% of HIV positive people in the UK also have hepatitis C.  Having both conditions at the same time can have severe health implications, with liver disease caused by hepatitis B and/or C a leading cause of serious illness and death in people with HIV.