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2024

Has the HCV cascade of care changed among people who inject drugs in England since the introduction of direct-acting antivirals?

Gliddon, H. D., Ward, Z. D., Heinsbroek, E., Croxford, S., Edmundson, C., Hope, V., Simmons, R., Hickman, M., Vickerman, P. T. & Stone, J., 12 Jan 2024, (E-pub ahead of print) In: International Journal of Drug Policy. 8 p., 104324.

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Pilot postal birth cohort HCV Screening in UK primary care

Simmons, R., Powell, A., Ijaz, S., Mandal, S., Shute, J., Mohammadi, Y., Lattimore, M., McOwat, K., Moore, H., O'Rourke, A., Desai, M., MacLeod, J., Asgharzadeh, A., Ward, Z., Vickerman, P., Harris, R., Foster, G., Roberts, K. & Hickman, M., 5 Jul 2024, (E-pub ahead of print) In: The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners. 19 p., BJGP.2024.0219.

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2023

Incidence of HIV and hepatitis C virus among people who inject drugs, and associations with age and sex or gender: a global systematic review and meta-analysis

Artenie, A., Stone, J., Fraser, H., Stewart, D., Arum, C., Lim, A. G., McNaughton, A. L., Trickey, A., Ward, Z., Abramovitz, D., Alary, M., Astemborski, J., Bruneau, J., Clipman, S. J., Coffin, C. S., Croxford, S., DeBeck, K., Emanuel, E., Hayashi, K. & Hermez, J. G. & 11 others, Low-Beer, D., Luhmann, N., Macphail, G., Maher, L., Palmateer, N. E., Patel, E. U., Sacks-Davis, R., Walker, J. G., Hickman, M., Vickerman, P. & HIV and HCV Incidence Review Collaborative Group , 1 Jun 2023, In: The Lancet Gastroenterology and Hepatology. 8, 6, p. 533-552 20 p.

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2022

Costs and impact on HIV transmission of a switch from a criminalisation to a public health approach to injecting drug use in eastern Europe and central Asia: a modelling analysis

Ward, Z. D., Stone, J., Bishop, C., Ivakin, V., Eritsyan, K., Deryabina, A., Low, A., Cepeda, J., Kelly, S. L., Heimer, R., Cook, R., Altice, F. L., Litz, T., Terlikbayeva, A., El-Bassel, N., Havarkov, D., Fisenka, A., Boshnakova, A., Klepikov, A. & Saliuk, T. & 2 others, Deshko, T. & Vickerman, P. T., Jan 2022, In: Lancet HIV. 9, 1, p. e42-e53 12 p.

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Integrating Hepatitis C Care for opioid substitution treatment patients attending general practice: Feasibility, Clinical, and Cost-Effectiveness Analysis

McCombe, G., Swan, D., Lambert, J. S., Ward, Z. D., Vickerman, P. T. & Mafirakureva, N., 23 Aug 2022, In: Interactive Journal of Medical Research. 11, 2, e35300.

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Methods and indicators to validate country reductions in incidence of hepatitis C virus infection to elimination levels set by WHO

Artenie, A. A., Luhmann, N., Lim, A. G., Fraser, H., Ward, Z. D., Stone, J., MacGregor, L. W., Walker, J. G., Trickey, A. J. W., Marquez, L. K., Abu-Raddad, L. J., Ayoub, H. H., Walsh, N., Hickman, M., Martin, N., Easterbrook, P. J. & Vickerman, P. T., 2 Feb 2022, In: The Lancet Gastroenterology and Hepatology. 7, 4, p. 353-366 14 p.

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Perceived availability and carriage of take-home naloxone and factors associated with carriage among people who inject drugs in England, Wales and Northern Ireland

Spring, C., Croxford, S., Ward, Z. D., Ayres, R., Lord, C., Desai, M., Emanuel, E., Vickerman, P. T. & Artenie, A., 1 Apr 2022, In: International Journal of Drug Policy. 102, 10 p., 103615.

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2021

Cost-effectiveness of mass screening for Hepatitis C virus among all inmates in an Irish prison

Ward, Z. D., Mafirakureva, N., Stone, J., Keevans, M., Betts-Symonds, G., Crowley, D., McHugh, T., Avramovic, G., Lambert, J. & Vickerman, P. T., 17 Aug 2021, (E-pub ahead of print) In: International Journal of Drug Policy. 96, 11 p., 103394.

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Homelessness, unstable housing, and risk of HIV and hepatitis C virus acquisition among people who inject drugs: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Arum, C., Fraser, H., Artenie, A. A., Bivegete, S., Trickey, A., Alary, M., Astemborski , J., DeBeck, K., Dietze, P., Dumchev, K., Hayashi, K., Hellard, M., Hickman, M., Hope, V., Iversen, J., Judd, A., Kurth, A., Cherutich, P., Leclerc, P. & Lim, A. G. & 20 others, Maher, L., Macgregor, L., Mehta, S., Morris, M. D., Ong, J., Page, K., Platt, L., Prins, M., Sacks-Davis, R., van Santen, D., Solomon, S. S., Sypsa, V., Todd, C., Valencia, J., Van Den Boom, W., Strathdee, S. A., Walker, J. G., Ward, Z. D., Stone, J. & Vickerman, P., May 2021, In: Lancet Public Health. 6, 5, p. e309-e323 15 p.

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The cost-effectiveness of case-finding strategies for achieving hepatitis C elimination among men who have sex with men in the UK

Macgregor, L., Ward, Z., Martin, N. K., Nicholls, J., Desai, M., Hickson, F., Weatherburn, P., Hickman, M. & Vickerman, P., Jun 2021, In: Journal of Viral Hepatitis. 28, 6, p. 897-908 12 p.

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2020

Cost-effectiveness of the HepCATT intervention in specialist drug clinics to improve case-finding and engagement with HCV treatment for people who inject drugs in England

Ward, Z., Reynolds, R. A., Campbell, L., Martin, N. K., Harrison, G., Irving, W., Hickman, M. & Vickerman, P., 26 Jan 2020, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Addiction.

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HEPCARE EUROPE: A Case study of a Service Innovation Project Aiming at Improving the Elimination of HCV in Vulnerable Populations in Four European Cities

Avramovic, G., Bivegete, S., Vickerman, P. T., Walker, J. G., Ward, Z. D., Lambert, J. S. & al., E., 1 Dec 2020, In: International Journal of Infectious Diseases. 101, p. 374-379 6 p.

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2019

Detachable low dead space syringes for the prevention of hepatitis C among people who inject drugs in Bristol, UK: an economic evaluation

Hancock, E., Ward, Z., Ayres, R., Neale, J., Hussey, D., Kesten, J. M., Hickman, M. & Vickerman, P., 19 Nov 2019, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Addiction. 12 p.

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Evaluating the cost-effectiveness of existing needle and syringe programmes in preventing Hepatitis C transmission in people who inject drugs

Sweeney, S., Ward, Z., Platt, L., Guinness, L., Hickman, M., Hope, V., Maher, L., Iversen, J., Hutchinson, S. J., Smith, J., Ayres, R., Hainey, I. & Vickerman, P., 14 Feb 2019, In: Addiction. 114, 3, p. 560-570 11 p.

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Evaluating the population impact of hepatitis C direct acting antiviral treatment as prevention for people who inject drugs (EPIToPe) – a natural experiment (protocol)

Hickman, M., Dillon, J. F., Elliott, L., Angelis, D. D., Vickerman, P., Foster, G., Donnan, P., Eriksen, A., Flowers, P., Goldberg, D., Hollingworth, W., Ijaz, S., Liddell, D., Mandal, S., Martin, N., Beer, L. J. Z., Drysdale, K., Fraser, H., Glass, R. & Graham, L. & 29 others, Gunson, R. N., Hamilton, E., Harris, H., Harris, M., Harris, R., Heinsbroek, E., Hope, V., Horwood, J., Inglis, S. K., innes, H., Lane, A., Meadows, J., McAuley, A., Metcalfe, C., Migchelsen, S., Murray, A., Myring, G., Palmateer, N., Presanis, A., Radley, A., Ramsay, M., Samartsidis, P., Simmons, R., Sinka, K., Vojt, G., Ward, Z., Whiteley, D., Yeung, A. & Hutchinson, S., 24 Sept 2019, In: BMJ Open. 9, 12 p., e029538.

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High response and re-infection rates among people who inject drugs treated for hepatitis C in a community needle and syringe programme

Schulkind, J., Stephens, B., Ahmad, F., Johnston, L., Hutchinson, S., Thain, D., Ward, Z., Vickerman, P., Hickman, M. & Dillon, J. F., 1 May 2019, In: Journal of Viral Hepatitis. 26, 5, p. 519-528 10 p.

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Integrating hepatitis C care for at-risk groups (HepLink): baseline data from a multicentre feasibility study in primary and community care

Nic An Riogh, E., Swan, D., McCombe, G., O'Connor, E., Avramovic, G., Macías, J., Oprea, C., Story, A., Surey, J., Vickerman, P., Ward, Z., Lambert, J. S., Tinago, W., Ianache, I., Iglesias, M. & Cullen, W., 29 Nov 2019, In: The Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy. 74, Supplement_5, p. v31-v38 8 p.

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2018

Impact of current and scaled‐up levels of hepatitis C prevention and treatment interventions for people who inject drugs in three UK settings—what is required to achieve the WHO's HCV elimination targets?

Ward, Z., Platt, L., Sweeney, S., Hope, V. D., Maher, L., Hutchinson, S., Palmateer, N., Smith, J., Craine, N., Taylor, A., Martin, N., Ayres, R., Dillon, J., Hickman, M. & Vickerman, P., 1 Sept 2018, In: Addiction. 113, 9, p. 1727-1738 12 p.

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Incarceration history and risk of HIV and hepatitis C virus acquisition among people who inject drugs: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Stone, J., Fraser, H., Lim, A., Walker, J., Ward, Z., MacGregor, L., Trickey, A., Abbott, S., Strathdee, S. A., Abramovitz, D., Maher, L., Iversen, J., Bruneau, J., Zang, G., Garfein, R., Yen, Y.-F., Azim, T., Mehta, S., Milloy, M. & Hellard, M. E. & 23 others, Sacks-Davis, R., Dietze, P., Aitken, C. K., Aladashvili, M., Tsertsvadze, T., Mravčík, V., Alary, M., Roy, E., Smyrnov, P., Sazonova, Y., Young, A., Havens, J., Hope, V., Desai, M., Heinsbroek, E., Hutchinson, S. J., Palmateer, N., McAuley, A., Platt, L., Martin, N., Altice, F. L., Hickman, M. & Vickerman, P., 1 Dec 2018, In: Lancet Infectious Diseases. 18, 12, p. 1397-1409 13 p.

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Integrated Hepatitis C Care for People Who Inject Drugs (Heplink): Protocol for a Feasibility Study in Primary Care

McCombe, G., Swan, D., O'Connor, E., Avramovic, G., Vickerman, P., Ward, Z., Surey, J., Macias, J., Lambert, J. S. & Cullen, W., Jun 2018, In: JMIR Research Protocols. 7, 6, 10 p., e149.

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Usage of low dead space syringes and association with hepatitis C prevalence amongst people who inject drugs in the UK

Trickey, A., May, M. T., Hope, V., Ward, Z., Desai, M., Heinsbroek, E., Hickman, M. & Vickerman, P., 1 Nov 2018, In: Drug and Alcohol Dependence. 192, p. 118-124 7 p.

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2012

Impact of latently infected cells on strain archiving within HIV hosts

Ward, Z. & White, J., Sept 2012, In: Bulletin of Mathematical Biology. 74, 9, p. 1985-2003 19 p.

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2009

Exploring the impact of target cell heterogeneity on HIV loads in a within-host model

Ward, Z. D., White, K. A. J. & van Voorn, G. A. K., Sept 2009, In: Epidemics. 1, 3, p. 168-74 7 p.

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