MPH alum Warren: HCV infection among women giving birth in TN from 2009–2014
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) affects an estimated 3.5 million persons in the United States, making it the most common bloodborne infection in the country. Recent surveillance data showed increased rates of HCV infection among adolescents and adults who are predominantly white, live in nonurban areas, and have a history of injection drug use. Michael Warren, M.D., M.P.H., Deputy Commissioner for Population Health, Tennessee Department of Health, looks at Hepatitis C virus infection among women giving birth in Tennessee and United States from 2009–2014 in this week's CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR).