Transmission of hepatitis C virus by needle‐stick injury in community settings

Background:  Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is predominantly transmitted by blood‐to‐blood contact, typically by sharing of needles by injecting drug users. Discarded needles could act as a vector for transmission of this infection.

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