Huge rise in co-infection of HIV and hepatitis C

MORE people are being co-infected with HIV and hepatitis C at a time when there is not enough information on how best to deal with the problem, a conference heard yesterday.

“More and more of us are seeing a huge increase in co-infection,” said Ann Nolan, executive director of Dublin AIDS Alliance and co-secretary of the HIV services Network.

“In Dublin AIDS Alliance, 40% of our HIV clients are co-infected with hepatitis C.”