The impact of injecting networks on hepatitis C transmission and treatment in people who inject drugs
Margaret Hellard, David A Rolls, Rachel Sacks‐Davis, Garry Robins, Philippa Pattison, Peter Higgs, Campbell Aitken, Emma McBryde – 28 August 2014 – With the development of new highly efficacious direct‐acting antiviral (DAA) treatments for hepatitis C virus (HCV), the concept of treatment as prevention is gaining credence. To date, the majority of mathematical models assume perfect mixing, with injectors having equal contact with all other injectors. This article explores how using a networks‐based approach to treat people who inject drugs (PWID) with DAAs affects HCV prevalence.