Hepatitis C screening and diagnosis in a Canadian provincial correctional system prior to and during the COVID-19 pandemic

Transfer of health services in BC provincial correctional centres to PHSA led to an increased volume of hepatitis C screening, with concomitant increases in HCV diagnoses among people who are incarcerated in BC. The COVID-19 pandemic led to health care challenges in prisons, however the total number of HCV tests ordered as a proportion of intakes increased in 2020, compared to previous years. TEAM Sofia Bartlett, Terri Buller-Taylor, Taylor Teal, Sarah Hughes, Terry Marion, Mo Korchinski, Pam Young, Merv Thomas, Barb Ellis, Susana DelRio, Jane Buxton, Nancy Desrosiers, Maylene Fong, Adam Beaumont, Neora Pick, Margaret Erickson, Lindsay Jennings, Daryl Luster, Douglas Laird, Ruth E. Martin, Matthew Moher, Andrea Krusi, Sara Young, Naveed Janjua

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