Public health guidance on active case finding of communicable diseases in prison settings
Introduction
What are the most (cost-) effective ways to prevent and control communicable diseases in prison settings? In their joint public health Guidance, ECDC and the EMCDDA, present the evidence on active case finding as a key measure to diagnose communicable diseases early. The two agencies advise to actively offer testing for hepatitis B, hepatitis C and HIV to all people in prison and to conduct universal testing for tuberculosis at prison entry.
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Table of contents
- Introduction
- Background
- Guidance development
- Conclusions
- Implications for public health practice and research
- Next steps
