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Table INF-0. Bibliographic references

CountryReference NoReference
References for prevalence data
International0No bibliographic reference is existing for this particular study
1aRotily, M., Weilandt, C., Bird, S.M., Käll, K., van Haastrecht, H.J.A., Iandolo, E., Rousseau, S., ‘Surveillance of HIV infection and related risk behaviour in European prisons — a multicentre pilot study’, Eur J Public Health. 2001 Sep;11(3): pp. 243–50.
1bWeilandt, C., Rotily, M., European Network on HIV/AIDS and Hepatitis Prevention in Prisons — 2nd Annual Report, Marseille/Bonn, ORS/Wiad, 1998.
2EMCDDA, The state of the drugs problem in the acceding and candidate countries to the European Union, EMCDDA, 2003.
3Data provided by EuroHIV (2004).
Belgium1Eurotox, Brussels (unpublished data).
2Raes, V., Medische registratie druggerelateerde infectieuze aandoeningen 2002 en 2003. De Sleutel, Merelbeke.
2aRaes, V. De Sleutel, Dienst Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek. Jaarverslag 1999. Merelbeke, July 2000.
2bDe Sleutel, Jaarverslag, 1999. Merelbeke, July 2000; Jaarverslag 2000; Jaarverslag 2001. Medische registratie, gegevensverwerking 2000; Medische registratie, gegevensverwerking 2001.
3Vandenbussche, E., (2001), Vlaamse Registratie Middelengebruik (VRM): registratiegegevens 1999, VAD, Brussel.
4Sasse, A., Van Kersschaever, G., Stroobant, A., Le SIDA en Belgique — Situation au 31 décembre 1999. Rapport semestriel no 51.
5Driesen, G., De Maere, W., Kinable, H., Todts, S., ‘Risicogedrag bij injecterende druggebruikers in Vlaanderen’, Rapport van het GIG-project, Antwerpen, 1997.
6Data from prison Lantin (French Community), 1999. Service de santé de l'Administration des établissements pénitentiaires, Brussels (unpublished data).
7Data from one prison in the Flemish Community. Service de santé de l'administration des établissements pénitentaires, Brussels (unpublished data).
8Matheï, C., Free Clinic, Van Arteveldestraat 64, Antwerp, Belgium, Antwerp (unpublished data).
9Hariga, F., Modus Vivendi / EU network for HIV and HCV prevention in prison (DGV).
10aDenis, B., Hayani, A., Jamoulle, M. et al., Toxicomanie et virus de l'hépatite C, B et HIV, Bulletin de la Société Clinique de l'Hopital Civil de Charleroi, 1993 (44):209-213.
10bDenis, B., Dedobbeleer, M, Collet, T. et al., High prevalence of hepatitis C virus infection in Belgian intravenous drug users and potential role of the Cotton-filter in transmission. Acta Gastro-Enterologica Bélgica, Vol LXIII, April–June 2000.
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13Todts, S., Risicogedrag bij injecterende druggebruikers in Vlaanderen. GiG project, VAD and Free Clinic, 1997.
14Raes, V. and Lombaert, G., Medische registratie 1999. De Sleutel. Jaarverslag 1999. Merelbeke, July 2000, p. 85-86.; Raes V. and Lombaert, G., De Sleutel. Jaarverslag 2000. Merelbeke, July 2001; Raes, V., Medische registratie, gegevensverwerking 2000. Interne pub. De Sleutel, Merelbeke, 15p.; Raes V., Medische registratie, gegevensverwerking 2001. Interne publicatie. De Sleutel, Merelbeke, 5 pp.; Raes, V., Medische registratie druggerelateerde infectieuze aandoeningen 2002 en 2003. Interne publicatie. De Sleutel, Gent, 5 pp., Medische registratie druggerelateerde infectieuze aandoeningen 2004. Interne publicatie. De Sleutel, Gent, 9 pp.
15Eurotox, Brussels, 2003–04, unpublished data.
16Medische registratie druggerelateerde infectieuze aandoeningen 2004. Interne publicatie. De Sleutel, Gent, 9 pp.
17Medische registratie druggerelateerde infectieuze aandoeningen 2004. Interne publicatie. De Sleutel, Gent, 9 pp.
18Raes, V., Medische registratie druggerelateerde infectieuze aandoeningen 2002 en 2003. Interne publicatie. De Sleutel, Gent, 5 pp.
19Raes, V., Medische registratie, gegevensverwerking 2001. Interne publicatie. De Sleutel, Merelbeke, 5 pp.
20Raes, V., Medische registratie, gegevensverwerking 2000. Interne publicatie. De Sleutel, Merelbeke, 15 pp.
21Raes, V., and Lombaert, G., De Sleutel. Jaarverslag 2000. Merelbeke, July 2001.
22Raes, V., and Lombaert, G., Medische registratie 1999. De Sleutel. Jaarverslag 1999. Merelbeke, July 2000, pp. 85–86.
Bulgaria1Tomov, N., National Centre for Addictions.
1aBulgarian Reitox national focal point (2002), Annual report on the state of drug-related problems in Bulgaria — 2001, National Drug Council, national focal point, 123 pp., April 2002, Sofia.
1bAnnual report of the NFP on the state of drug related problems in Bulgaria — 2005, national focal point, Sofia, 2005.
2National Centre for Addictions.
3General Directorate Implementation of Punishments — Ministry of Justice.
4Annual report 2007 on the state of drugs related problems in Bulgaria, national focal point, National Drugs Council.
Czech Republic1aNational Institute of Public Health, National Reference laboratory on AIDS, Prague, (unpublished data).
1bBrucková, M., Vandasová, J. and Malý, M. (2005) Výskyt a šírení HIV/AIDS v CR v roce 2004 . Zprávy centra epidemiologie a mikrobiologie rocník 14,
Notes: císlo 2 - únor
Jedlicka, J., Stupka, J. and Chmelová, B. (2005), Rocenka Národního programu HIV/AIDS v Ceské republice 2004–2005. Praha: Pracovište manažera Národního programu HIV/AIDS.
1cNational Institute of Public Health, National Reference laboratory on AIDS, Prague, (unpublished data).
3General Directory of Prison Service, Prague, unpublished data.
4National Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (2004d) Results of the First Part of ‘HCV seroprevalence study among injecting drug users’. Notes: unpublished.
5Mravcík, V., Zábranský, T., Korcišová, B., Lejcková, P., Škrdlantová, E., Štastná, L., Macek, V., Petroš, O., Gajdošíková, H., Miovský, M., Kalina, K. and Vopravil, J. (2003) ‘Annual report: Drug situation — the Czech Republic 2002’, Prague: Office of the Government of the Czech Republic.
7Brucková, M., Malý, M., Vandasová, J. and Rychtarík, J. (2004) Trendy výskytu a šírení HIV/AIDS v CR v roce 2003. SZÚ Praha
Notes: 13, únor 2004 - c.2
8National Reference Laboratory for AIDS, Bulletin of Centre of Epidemilogy and Microbiology vol. 11 (2002) no. 1-12 (Národní refencní laborator pro AIDS, Zprávy Centra Epidemiologie a Mikrobiologie Volume 11 (2002), No 1–12).
10National Reference Laboratory for AIDS (2006): Reporting system on HIV laboratory testing in the Czech Republic.
12Mravcík, V., Petrošová, B., Zábranský, T., Coufalová, M. and Rehák, V. (2006) Výskyt VHC u injekcních uživatelu drog. Praha: Úrad vlády CR.
Notes: In print
13Zábranský, T., Mravcík, V., Korcišová, B. a Rehák, V. (2006), ‘Hepatitis C virus infection among injecting drug users in the Czech Republic — Prevalence and associated factors’, European Addiction Research 12, pp. 151–160.
14National monitoring centre for drugs and drug addiction-NFP (2007), Monitoring of infectious diseases testing in low-threshold facilities in CR in 2007, unpublished.
Denmark1aChristensen, P.B., Krarup, H.B., Niesters, H.G.M., Norder, H. and Georgsen, J., ‘Prevalence and incidence of bloodborne viral infections among Danish prisoners’, European Journal of Epidemiology 2000, 16, pp. 1043–1049.
1bChristensen, P.B., Krarup, H.B., Niesters, H.G.M., Norder, H. , Schaffalitzky de Muckadell, O.B., Jeune, B. and Georgsen, J., Outbreak of hepatitis B among injecting drug users in Denmark, Journal of Clinical Virology 2001; 22, pp. 133–141.
1cChristensen, P. B., Engle, R. E., Jacobsen, S.E.H., Krarup, H.B., Georgsen, G. and Purcell, R.H., ‘High prevalence of hepatitis A antibodies among Danish prisoners and drug users’, Journal of Medical Virology, 2002; 66, pp. 49–55.
2Fuglsang, T., Fouchard, J.R., Ege, P.P., ‘Prevalence of HIV, hepatitis C and B among drug users in the city of Copenhagen’, Ugeskrift for Læger 2000; 162, 3860–4.
3Smith, E., Department of Epidemiology, Statens Serum Institut, 2002 (unpublished data).
5Susan Cowan, Department of Epidemiology, Statens Serum Institut, 2003 (unpublished data).
7Peer Brehm Christensen, Birgitte Kringsholm, Jytte Banner, Jørgen L. Thomsen, Susan
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Germany1IFT Institut for Therapy Research. EBIS-Report National Monitoring System for outpatient advisory and treatment facilities in Germany. Reference period 1.1. - 31.12.1999 IFT: Munich, Germany, no date.
2Jugendberatung und Jugendhilfe (e.V.), Frankfurt,1998 (unpublished data).
3Simon R, (DBDD) and Welsch K. (IFT) (2002) EBIS - Report of the National Monitoring System for outpatient advisory and treatment faciltities. Sucht, Sonderhaft.
4Backmund, M., Meyer, K. and von Zielonka, M. (2001), Prävalenzdaten zu Hepatitis B und C bei Drogenabhängigen in München. Suchtmedizin, 3 (1), pp. 21–24.
5Holbach, M., Frösner, G., Donnerbauer, E., Dittmeier, E. and Holbach, B (1998), Prävalenz von Hepatitismarkern der Typen A, B, C und assoziiertes Risikoverhalten unter Patienten nach intravenösem Drogenkonsum, Sucht, 44 (6), pp. 390–398.
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9Keppler, K., Stover, H., Ubertragungen von Infectionskrankheiten im Justizvolluzug — Ergebnisse einer Untersuchung und Vorstellung eines Modell projektes zur Infektions-Prophylaxe in Niedersachsen, (Transmission of infectious diseases during imprisonment — results of a study and introduction of a model project for infection prevention in Lower Saxony), Gesundheitswesen, 1999.
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11Stark, K., Bienzle, U., Vonk, R., Guggenmoos-Holzmann, I., History of syringe sharing in prison and risk of hepatitis B virus, hepatitis C virus and human immunodeficiency virus infectious among injecting drug users in Berlin. Int J Epidemiol 1997; 26: 1359–1366.
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13Trubner, K., Polywka, S., Puschel, K., Laufs, R., ‘Hepatitis C in deceased drug addicts’, Int J Legal Med. 1991;104(5), pp. 251–4.
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16Stark, K., Muller, R., Bienzle, U., Guggenmoos-Holzmann, I., Frontloading: a risk factor for HIV and hepatitis C virus infection among injecting drug users in Berlin, AIDS, 1996 Mar;10(3), pp. 311–7.
17BKA (Federal Office of Criminology), 2000 (unpublished data).
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Greece1Greek Reitox focal point (EKTEPN), University Mental Health Research Institute (UMHRI).
2Therapy Center for Dependent Individuals (Kethea).
3Hellenic Centre for Infectious Diseases Control (HCIDC — KEEL), Ministry of Health and Welfare.
5Organisation Against Drugs (OKANA). Methadone Substitution Programme – Salonica Units
6National School of Public Health – Reference Center of AIDS, Epidemiology and Biostatistics Unit, Athens.
7Organisation Against Drugs (OKANA) Methadone Substitution Programme — Athens Units.
8Diagnostic and Reference Laboratory of STDs and AIDS — ‘A.Sygros’ Hospital.
918 ANO Drug and Alcohol Dependence Treatment Unit — Attica State Psychiatric Hospital
10Mr. Papadourakis — Ministry of Justice
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8Low threshold facility Marienambulanz, Graz (unpublished data).
9Addiction Clinic - Medical University Vienna/ General Hospital Vienna (unpublished data).
10Low threshold facility Ganslwirt, Vienna (unpublished data).
11Inpatient Treatment Center Anton-Proksch Institut Mödling, Vienna (unpublished data).
12GÖG/ÖBIG (unpublished data).
Poland1Szata, W. (2003), Aids i zakazenia HIV w roku 2001. Przegdad Epidemiologiczny, nr 1-2/2003.
1aRosinska M. (2004) Aids i zakazenia HIV w roku 2002. Przeglad Epidemiologiczny, nr 1-2/2004.
Szata W. (2003) Aids i zakazenia HIV w roku 2001. Przeglad Epidemiologiczny, nr 1-2/2003.
Szata W. (2002) Aids i zakazenia HIV w roku 2000. Przeglad Epidemiologiczny, nr 1-2/2002.
2Bielak, A. National Institute of Hygiene. Warszawa, Poland (unpublished data).
4Rosinska M. (2005) Aids i zakazenia HIV w roku 2003. Przeglad Epidemiologiczny, nr 1-2/2005.
Rosinska M. (2004) Aids i zakazenia HIV w roku 2002. Przeglad Epidemiologiczny, nr 1-2/2004.
Szata W. (2003) Aids i zakazenia HIV w roku 2001. Przeglad.
5M. Rosinska, Report 'The incidence estimation of infectious diseases (HBV, HCV, HIV) among IDUs in the cities with diffrent range of harm reduction programmes', 2004, National Institute of Hygiene
6M. Rosinska, Report 'The incidence estimation of infectious diseases (HBV, HCV, HIV) among IDUs', 2005, National Institute of Hygiene.
7National focal point (unpublished data).
Portugal1Centros de Atendimento a Toxicodependentes (CAT), Serviço de Prevenção e Tratamento da Toxicodependência (SPTT), Xabregas Lisbon, (unpublished data).
2Monteiro Carvalho C. - Centros de Atendimento a Toxicodependentes (CAT), Serviço de Prevenção e Tratamento da Toxicodependência (SPTT), DR Centro Coimbra (unpublished data).
3Centros de Atendimento a Toxicodependentes (CAT), Serviço de Prevenção e Tratamento da Toxicodependência (SPTT), DRN Norte Porto, (unpublished data).
4Valle, H, Rodrigues L, Coutinho R, Leitao E and Paixao MT. HIV, HCV and HBV infection in a group of drug addicts from Lisbon. Seventh European Conference on Clinical Aspects and Treatment of HIV-Infection. Lisbon, 1999. (abstract 866).
5Felix da Costa N, Correia J and Felix da Costa N, Correia J and Freire S. Tratamento da Toxicodependencia; estudo sagital de 1995. Toxicodependencia 1997; 3: pp. 65-78.
6Direcção Regional do Alentejo (unpublished data).
7Direcção Regional de Lisboa e Vale do Tejo (CAT de Sintra)
(unpublished data).
8Viegas E. - Drug treatment Centre CAT Boavista– SPTT, Porto (unpublished data).
9Marinho, R.T., Moura, M.C., Giria, J.A., Ferrinho, P., Epidemiological aspects of hepatitis C in Portugal, Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology 2001; 16: pp. 1076-9.
10Maia A. — SPTT . Lisboa. (unpublished data).
10aIDT (2004). A Situação do País em Matéria de Droga e de Toxicodependência. Relatório Anual — 2003 (Vol. I). Lisboa: IDT.E2
11Direcção Regional do Algarve do SPTT. Pina, António P.B. - Toxicodependentes em tratamento no Algarve — Revista Toxicodependências, Edição SPTT, Vol. 6, N° 1, Ano 2000, pp. 37-48.
12Pina, António P.B. - Toxicodependentes em tratamento no Algarve - Revista Toxicodependências, Edição SPTT, Vol. 6, N° 1, Ano 2000, pp.37-48. Direcção Regional do Algarve do SPTT.
13Viana, L. — DRNorte — SPTT. (unpublished data).
14Santos Silva — DRNorte — SPTT. (unpublished data).
15aSee International1a.
15bSee International1b.
16aFélix da Costa N., Viana L., Correia J., Dois Dias de Consultas de Toxicodependências em Portugal — resultados de 1994, Toxicodependências, 1, pp. 3–20, 1996.
16bFélix da Costa N, Correia J, Ferraz de Oliveira, F, “Tratamento da Toxicodependência – Estudo Sagital de 1995”, Toxicodependências, 3, 39 – 53, 1996.
16cFélix da Costa N., Correia J., Freire S., Tratamento da Toxicodependência — Estudo Sagital de 1996, Toxicodependências, 3, pp. 39–53, 1997.
16dFélix da Costa N., “Toxicodependentes em Tratamento — Estudo Sagital de 1997”, 1, pp. 35–48, 1999.
17aGodinho J., Costa H., Padre-Santo D., Rato C., Infecção pelo HIV, Hepatite C e Hepatite B. Dados Epidemiológicos, Características Sócio-Demográficas e Factores de Risco, Toxicodependências, 3, pp. 55–60, 1999.
and
Godinho J., 1999, op. cit.; CAT Coimbra, 2000, op. cit.; CAT Xabregas, 2000, op. cit.; CAT Taipas, 2000, op. cit.; CAT Cedofeita, 2000, op. cit. Godinho J., Costa H., Costa C., Comportamentos de Risco de Doenças Infecciosas, Toxicodependências, 3, pp. 55–60, 1996.
17bGodinho J., Costa H., Costa C., Comportamentos de Risco de Doenças Infecciosas, Toxicodependências, 3, pp. 55–60, 1996.
18Portuguese National Report to EMCDDA, IPDT 2000.
19Padre-Santo D., Banza R., Silva A., Costa H., Godinho J,. Estudo Evolutivo do Programa de Substituição Opiácea no CAT de Setúbal, Toxicodependências, 3, pp. 61–68, 1999.
20Silva E., Experiência de Apoios a Toxicodependentes de Rua, Colectânea de textos das Taipas, Vol XII, 90 – 97, 2000.
21Viegas E., Viana L., Estudo dos Doentes em Tratamento com Metadona no CAT da Boavista; Análise da Regularidade na Frequência à Consulta e Resultados dos Metabolitos Urinários, Toxicodependências, 1, pp. 49–60,
22ODT/IDT (unpublished data).
23IDT (2005). A situação do País em Matéria de Droga e de Toxicodependência. Relatório Anual — 2004.
24IDT/ODT/NE — Relatório Interno — Unidades de Desabituação Públicas dados de 2004 e 2005, IDT 2005.
25Negreiros J., Drug-related risk behaviours in IDUs and plans for IDU prevalence estimation in Portugal. Presentation at EMCDDA expert meeting on drug related infectious diseases, 20 October 2005, Lisbon, EMCDDA.
26Fernandes S.B., Martins H.C., Trigo H., Leitao E., Coutinho R., Paixao M.T., (Human Immunodeficiency Virus type 1 seroincidence estimate among a group of drug users: a new approach) Acta Med Port. 2005 Jan-Feb;18(1): pp. 37-44. Epub 2005 Mar 11. Portuguese.
27IDT (2007). A Situação do País em Matéria de Droga e de Toxicodependência Relatório Anual — 2006.
Romania1see International 2.
2Drug-related infectious disease indicator.
Slovenia1Institute of Public Health of the Republic of Slovenia, Ljubljana.
2Klavs I., Poljak M., Unlinked anonymous monitoring of human immunodeficiency virus prevalence in high- and low-risk groups in Slovenia, 1993–2002. Croat Med J 2003, 44: pp. 545-549.
Slovakia2Okruhlica, L. Surveillance of drug-related infectious diseases in IDUs utilizing drug treatment. EMCDDA EU expert meeting on drug related infectious diseases, Lisbon 20–21 October 2003. Meeting Report. EMCDDA 2004.
3Data provided by EuroHIV, 2004: (Office of Public Health of Slovak Republic, Bratislava).
4Okruhlica, L., Centre for Treatment of Drug Dependencies. Bratislava.
6Okruhlica, L., Klempova, D., Incidence of HCV among the IDUs at the Centre for Treatment of Drug Dependencies in Bratislava in the period: 1997–2000 (unpublished data).
Finland1aHolmström, P., National Public Health Institute (KTL) Department of Infectious Diseases Epidemiology (unpublished data).
1bLiitsola. K., Ristola. M., Holmström. O., Salminen. M. O., Brummer-Korvenkontio. H., Simola, S., Suni, J. & Leinikki, P. 2000, An outbreak of the circulating recombinant form AECM240 HIV-1 in the Finnish IDU population. Aids. (Letter) 14: pp. 2613-2629.
2Needle exchange data, National Research and Development Centre for Welfare and Health (STAKES), Helsinki (unpublished data).
3Ovaska A., Holopainen A. and Annala T., Final Report on the activities in the health information service experiment on 4 April–31 December 1997. Helsinki, Terveysneuvontapiste Vinkki, Helsinki, 1998.
4National Research and Development Centre for Welfare and Health (STAKES). Private practioner and heroin addicts: A case study on the impact of medical outpatient care on criminal activities. STAKES. Helsinki, 1998
6Brummer Korvenkontio H. National Public Health Institute (KTL) Department of Infectious Diseases Epidemiology (unpublished data).
7National focal point (unpublished data).
Sweden1Kall, K., Thorstensson, R., Low HIV seroprevalence in spite of high-risk behaviour in nine Swedish prisons, 12th World AIDS Conference, Geneva, 1998. (abstract 23552).
2Krook, A., Albert J., Andersson, S., Biberfeld, G., Blomberg, J., Eklund, I., Engstrom, A., Julander, I., Kall, K., Martin, C, Stendahl, P., Struve, J. and Sonnerborg, A., Prevalence and risk factors for HTLV-II infection in 913 injecting drug users in Stockholm, 1994. Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes & Human Retrovirology 1997; 15: pp. 381-386.
5aSee International1a.
5bSee International1b.
6Mansson, A.S., Moestrup, T., Nordenfelt, E., Widdel, A., Continued transmission of hepatitis B and C viruses, but no intravenous drug users participating in a syringe/needle exchange program. Scand J Infect Dis 2000;32 (3): pp. 253–258.
7See International 3.
8Käll, K .I., Olin, R. G., HIV status and changes in risk behaviour among intravenous drug users in Stockholm, 1987–88, AIDS 1990, 4: pp. 153–157.
9Risk factors for Hepatitis C; sharing injection eguipment, the first year of injection and being a woman. Manuscript, Nordén Lillebil, Lidman Christer.
United Kingdom1Unlinked Anonymous Surveys Steering Group. Prevalence of HIV and hepatitis infections in the United Kingdom. London: Department of Health, 2000.
2Judd. A., Stimson. G.V., Hickman, M., Hunter, G.M., Jones, S., Parry, J.V., Madden, P., Prevalence of HIV infection in a multi-site sample of injecting drug users not in contact with treatment services in England. AIDS. 2000; 14: pp. 2413-5.
3Hope V.D., Judd A., Hickman M., Lamagni T., Hunter G., Stimson G.V., Jones S., Donovan L., Parry J.V., Gill O.N., Prevalence of hepatitis C virus in current injecting drug users in England and Wales: is harm reduction working? Am J Public Health 2001; 91: 38-42.
4Weild, A.R., Gill O.N., Bennett D., Livingstone S.J.M., Parry J.V., Curran L., Prevalence of HIV, hepatitis B and hepatitis C antibodies in prisoners in England and Wales: a national survey. Communicable Disease & Public Health 2000; 3: pp. 121-6.
5National Laboratory Surveillance of persons having a named HIV-antibody test in Scotland (denominator Study). Scottish Centre for Infection and Environmental Health (SCIEH), Glasgow (unpublished data).
6Scottish Centre for Infection and Environmental Health (SCIEH), Glasgow (unpublished data).
7Judd A., Hunter G.M., Maconochie N., Hickman M., Parry J.V., Renton A.M., Stimson G.V., HIV prevalence and risk behaviour among female injecting drug users in London, 1990 to 1996. AIDS 1999, 13; pp. 833-837.
8Taylor, A, Goldberg, D., Hutchinson, S. et al., Prevalence of hepatitis C virus infection among injecting drug users in Glasgow 1990–96: are current harm reduction strategies working. Data from 1999 study unpublished, Judd, A., Hutchinson, S., Wadd, S. et al., Prevalence of, and risk factors for, hepatitis C infection among recent initiates to injecting in London and Glasgow: Cross sectional analysis. (submitted to JViralHep).
9Scottish Centre for Infection and Environmental Health, 2002. (unpublished data).
10Lamden K.H., Kennedy N., Beeching N.J. et al., Hepatitis B and hepatitis C virus infections: risk factors among drug users in Northwest England, J Infect 1998; 37: pp. 260–269.
11Ramsay, M.E., Balogun, M.A., Collins, M., Balraj, V., Laboratory surveillance of hepatitis C virus infection in England and Wales, 1992 to 1996. Commun Dis Public Health 1998; 1: pp. 89–94.
12Edeh J., Spalding P., Screening for HIV, HBV and HCV markers among drug users in treatment in rural south-east England. J Public Health Med 2000; 22: pp. 531-539.
13Goldberg, D., Cameron, S., McMenamim, J., Hepatitis C vírus antibody prevalence among injecting drug users in Glasgow has fallen but remains high. Commun Dis Public Health 1998; 1: pp. 95-97.
14McCruden, E.A., Hillan, K.J., McKay, I.C., Cassidy, M.T., Clark, J.C., Hepatitis virus infection and liver disease in injecting drug users who died suddenly. J Clin Pathol 1996;49: pp. 552-5.
15Majid, A., Holmes, R., Desselberger, U., Simmonds, P., McKee, T.A., Molecular epidemiology of hepatitis C virus infection amongst intravenous drug users in rural communities. J Med Virol. 1995; 46: pp. 48-51.
16Gore, S.M., Bird, A.G., Cameron, S.O., Hutchinson, S,J., Burns, S,M., Goldberg D,J., Prevalence of hepatitis C in prisons: WASH-C surveillance linked to self-reported risk behaviours. QJM. 1999 Jan;92(1):pp. 25-32.
17Kennedy, N., Tong, C.Y., Beeching, N.J., Lamden, K., Williams, H., Mutton, K.J., Hart, C.A., Hepatitis G virus infection in drug users in Liverpool. J Infect 1998; 37: pp. 140-7.
18Haw S., Higgins K., A comparison of the prevalence of HIV infection and injecting risk behaviour in urban and rural samples in Scotland. Addiction. 1998; 93: pp. 855-63.
19Goldberg et al Scand J Infect Dis 2001; 33: pp. 457-461.
20UK 20 Shooting Up: Infections among injecting drug users in the United Kingdom 2003. Health Protection Agency, SCIEH, National Public Health Service for Wales, CDSC Northern Ireland, CRDHB, and the UASSG. London: Health Protection Agency, October 2004. ISBN 0 901144 64 9. http://www.hpa.org.uk/infections/topics_az/injectingdrugusers/menu.htm
21Data from 1999 community-wide survey unpublished.
29http://www.show.scot.nhs.uk/scieh/
30Judd, A., Hickman, M., Jones, S., McDonald, T., Parry, J.V., Stimson G.V., Hall, A.J., Incidence of hepatitis C virus and HIV among new injecting drug users in London - prospective cohort study. BMJ 2005; 330: pp. 24-25.
31Health Protection Agency, SCIEH, National Public Health Service for Wales, Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety. Imperial College London. Shooting Up. Infections among injecting drug users in the United Kingdom 2003. London: Health Protection Agency: October 2004. http://www.hpa.org.uk/infections/topics_az/injectingdrugusers/menu.htm
32Taylor, A., Goldberg, D., Hutchinson, S. et al., Prevalence of hepatitis C virus infection among injecting drug users in Glasgow 1990-1996: are current harm reduction strategies working? Journal of Infection 2000; 40: 176-183, Judd, A., Hutchinson, S., Wadd, S., et al., Prevalence of, and risk factors for, hepatitis C infection among recent initiates to injecting in London and Glasgow: Cross sectional analysis. J Viral Hep (in press), Data from 1999 and 2004 studies unpublished.
33Hutchinson, S.J., et al. Prevalence of hepatitis C among injectors in Scotland 1989–2000: declining trends among young injectors halt in the late 1990s. Epidemiology and Infection 2002; 128: pp. 473-477. Data from 2002/03 unpublished.
35HPA, HPS, National Public Health Service for Wales, CDSC Northern Ireland, & CRDHB. Shooting Up: Infections among injecting drug users in the United Kingdom 2004. London: Health Protection Agency, October 2005. ISBN 0 901144 76 2 http://www.hpa.org.uk/infections/topics_az/injectingdrugusers/menu.htm
36HPA & HPS. Supplementary data tables of the Unlinked Anonymous Prevalence Monitoring Programme: data to the end of 2004. Surveillance Update: 2005. London: Health Protection Agency, November 2005. www.hpa.org.uk/infections/topics_az/hiv_and_sti/hiv/epidemiology/ua.htm
37HIV prevalence among non-IDU heterosexuals, IDUs, and men who have sex with men who undergo named HIV testing in Scotland: 2004 Update; HPS Weekly Report, 2 August 2005; Vol 39 No. 2005/30: pp. 169-170.
38Goldberg D.J., Emslie J.A., Smyth W., Reid D., A system for surveillance of voluntary HIV testing: results of the first 2 years, 1989–90; AIDS, 1992 May:6(5):pp. 495-500.
39HPA, HPS, National Public Health Service for Wales, CDSC Northern Ireland, & CRDHB. Shooting Up: Infections among injecting drug users in the United Kingdom 2005. London: Health Protection Agency, October 2006. ISBN 0 901144 86 X www.hpa.org.uk/infections/topics_az/injectingdrugusers/shooting_up.htm
40HPA & HPS. Supplementary data tables of the Unlinked Anonymous Prevalence Monitoring Programme: data to the end of 2005. Surveillance Update: 2006. London: Health Protection Agency, November 2006. www.hpa.org.uk/infections/topics_az/hiv_and_sti/hiv/epidemiology/ua.htm#supplement
Croatia1National focal point (unpublished data).
Turkey1AMATEM Standart Data Collection System — Ministry of Helath — Annual report.
Norway1Konør H, MARIO — Methadone assisted rehabilitation in Oslo, unpublished data.
2MSIS-rapport 2004; 32:51 . Norwegian Institute of Public Health 2004. (in Norwegian only).
2aNational Institute of Public Health (2001) Reference: Table 7.7 in Alcohol and Drugs in Norway, unpublished data.
2bSteen T., Oslo Municipality, Oslo, unpublished data.
6Melberg H.O., Lauritzen G., Ravndal E. Hvilken nytte, for hvem og til hvilken kostnad? Oslo: Norwegian Institute for Alcohol and Drug Research (SIRUS), 2003. Report no. 4/2003.
8Skaug K., Samdal I.S. et al. Bloodborne infections among drug users in Norway. MSIS-rapport; 33: p. 50 (in Norwegian only).
9Report: SKR rapport 1/2006 .LAR i Norge. Statusrapport 2006 (in Norwegian only).
10Report: SKR rapport 1/2007 .LAR i Norge. Statusrapport 2007 (in Norwegian only).
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International0No bibliographic reference is existing for this particular study.
99National focal point, unpublished data.
Bulgaria1Tomov N., National Centre for Addictions.
1bAnnual Report of the NFP on the state of drug related problems in Bulgaria — 2005, national focal point, Sofia, 2005.
Czech Republic6Beneš, J. and Cástková, J. (2004) Viral Hepatits 1995–2003 — EPIDAT. Prague: National Institute of Public Health.)
9Mravcik,V. et. al. (2005), Annual Report: The Czech Republic-2004 Drug Situation, Prague: Office of the Government of the Czech Republic.
11Mravcík, V., Petrošová, B., Zábranský, T., Coufalová, M. and Rehák, V. (2006) Výskyt VHC u injekcních uživatelu drog.
Praha: Úrad vlády CR.
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Denmark4E. Smith. Statens Serum Institut.
5Susan Cowan, Department of Epidemiology, Statens Serum Institut, 2003. (unpublished data).
6Unpublished data from Statens Serum Institut (the State Serum Institute).
The 2004 data have been compiled as at 24 August 2005.
9National surveillance system.
Germany20Die Hepatitiden B und C bei drogenabhängigen Patienten: eine epidemiologische Studie. Suchttherapie, Supp. 2002; 3:51-52 / personal information.
21Robert-Koch-Institut (Hrsg.) Gesundheitsberichterstattung de Bundes, Heft 15. Hepatitis C. //www.rki.de//Epidemiologisches Bulletin 16.1.2004.
27Robert Koch-Institut (2005b). Infektionsepidemiologisches Jahrbuch meldepflichtiger Krankheiten für 2004. Datenstand 1.März 2005. Berlin.
29Robert Koch-Institut (2006). Infektionsepidemiologisches Jahrbuch meldepflichtiger Krankheiten für 2005. Berlin: RKI..
Estonia1Kutsar K, Health Protection Inspectorate, Tallinn.
Ireland13Smyth B., O'Connor J.J., Barry J., Keenan E., Retrospective cohort study examining incidence of HIV and Hepatitis C infection among injecting drug users in Dublin. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health 2003;57: pp. 310-311.
France20Lucidarme, D., Bruandet. A,, Ilef, D., Harbonnier, J,, Jacob C, Decoster A, Delamare C, Cyran C, Van Hoenacker AF, Fremaux D, Josse P, Emmanuelli J, Le Strat Y, Desenclos JC, Filoche B.: Incidence and risk factors of HCV and HIV infections in a cohort of intravenous drug users in the North and East of France. Epidemiol Infect. 2004 Aug;132(4):699-708.
Italy28Istituto Superior di Sanità, Sistema epidemiologico integrata dell’epatite virale acuta (SEIEVA)
Latvia3Perevoscikovs J. State Public Health Agency. (Epidemiologijas biletens, Nr. 84 (720) June 16, 2003)
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Lithuania4Bagdonaite J., Centre for Communicable Diseases Prevention and Control, Vilnius, Lithuania (unpublished data)
9Centre for Communicable Diseases Prevention and Control (unpublished data)
Luxembourg1dOriger, A., Ministry of Health — Luxembourg.
5Origer, A. (2006), National report on the state of the drugs problem — RELIS2005, NFP — CES/CRP-Sante, Luxembourg.
Hungary1Csohán Á., National Center for Epidemiology, Department for Epidemiology, Budapest. (personal comm.).
6National Center for Epidemiology, Department for Epidemiology, Budapest 2006 Csohán, Ágnes (unpublished data).
10Csohán Á. National Center for Epidemiology, Department for Epidemiology, Budapest (personal comm.).
Malta42005 notifications to the Disease Surveillance Unit.
62006 Disease Surveillance Unit Notifications.
Netherlands19Op de Coul E., National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), Bilthoven. (unpublished data).
20Op de Coul E., Bosman, A., van de Laar, M., Aangiftesysteem voor HCV moet beter. Surveillance van hepatitis C in Nederland, 1992-2002. Infectieziekten Bulletin 2003, 14(9): pp. 323-328.
23Koedijk, F., Op de Coul, E.L.M., Van de Laar, M., Aangifte acute HBV in 2003 (in progress, Infectieziekten Bulletin 2004); Koedijk, F., Op de Coul, E.L.M., Van de Laar, M. Chronische hepatitis B infecties in Nederland, 2001–03 (in progress, Infectieziekten Bulletin 2004).
24Health Inspectorate/RIVM.
25F. Koedijk, E.L.M. Op de Coul, M. van de Laar. Aangifte acute HBV in 2004 (in progress, Infectieziekten Bulletin 2005).
26GGD Amsterdam 2006 (unpublished data).
28Koedijk F.D.H., Op de Coul, E.L.M., Van der Sande M.A.B., Hahné S., Aangifte acute hepatitis B in 2006: Aantal nieuwe infecties daalt met 20 %. Infectieziekten Bulletin (In Press).
Poland3National focal point, pers. comm. 2004.
Slovenia1Institute of Public Health of the Republic of Slovenia, Ljubljana.
Slovakia1Okruhlica, L., Klempova, D.: Hodnocení programu vakcinace proti hepatitide typu B u uživatelú drog v Bratislave (Evaluation of a Hepatitis B Vaccination Programme among Drug Users in Bratislava), Adiktologie, 2002, 2, p. 11-18.
4Okruhlica, L., Centre for Treatment of Drug Dependencies. Bratislava.
5Okruhlica, L., Gazdik, F., Klempova, D.: Hepatitída C a aktuálne súvislosti s odborom drogových závislostí, Alkoholizmus a drogové závislosti (Protialkoholický obzor), 2003, 38, p. 75-82.
8Annual reports of epidemiology departements from Regional offices of public health in Slovakia.
Finland1aHolmström P. National Public Health Institute (KTL) Department of Infectious Diseases Epidemiology (unpublished data).
4National Research and Development Centre for Welfare and Health (STAKES). Private practioner and heroin addicts: A case study on the impact of medical outpatient care on criminal activities. STAKES. Helsinki, 1998.
5National focal point, pers. comm. 2004.
6Brummer Korvenkontio, H., National Public Health Institute (KTL) Department of Infectious Diseases Epidemiology (unpublished data).
Sweden3Swedish Institute for Infectious Disease Control.
United Kingdom22Surveillance of known hepatitis C antibody cases in Scotland: Results to 30 June 2002. SCIEH Weekly Report 2003; 37(15): pp. 96-101.
23Balogun M.A. & Gungabissoon U., Health Protection Agencies, Communicable Disease Surveillance Centre — London.
24Ramsay M.E., Balogun M.A., Collins M., Balraj V. Laboratory surveillance of hepatitis C virus infection in England and Wales: 1992 to 1996. Communicable disease and Public Health 1998; 1: pp. 89-94.
25Smyth B., Communicable Disease Surveillance Centre, Northern Ireland.
26Balogun M.A., Ramsay M.E., Fairley C.K., Collins M., Heptonstall J. Acute hepatitis B infection in England and Wales 1985-1996. Epidemiology and Infection 1999; 122: pp. 125-131.
27Scottish Centre for Infection and Environmental Health (SCIEH), Laboratory notifications, Glasgow.
28Communicable Disease Surveillance Centre Northern Ireland. http://www.cdscni.org.uk/
29http://www.show.scot.nhs.uk/scieh/
34Surveillance of known hepatitis C antibody positive cases in Scotland: results to 31 December 2005; HPS Weekly Report, 16 May 2006; Vol 40 No. 2006/19: pp. 106-110.
41Gungabissoon U, Balogun MA, Ramsay ME. Hepatitis C virus laboratory surveillance in England and Wales, 1992–2004. Epidemiology and Infection 2007, 135: pp. 541-548.
Norway4Marte Ødegård Lund, SIRUS — Norwegian Institute for Alcohol and Drug Research, unpublished data.
7Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology. Oslo.

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