January 2018
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Journal of Community and Preventive Medicine
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... Syringe reuse, along with other unsafe injection practices, is a major contributor to a widespread spectrum of adverse effects including the global burden of blood borne diseases. [1][2][3][4][5] Despite substantial improvement in injection safety over the past two decades, unsafe injections remain prevalent, particularly in the Eastern Mediterranean region. 5 In 2010, an estimated 1.67 million hepatitis B virus (HBV) cases, 315,120 hepatitis C virus (HCV) cases, and 33,877 human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) cases were attributable to unsafe injection practices. ...
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January 2018
Journal of Community and Preventive Medicine