ECDC and EMCDDA guidance. Prevention and control of infectious diseases among people who inject drugs. Guidance in brief

This joint guidance report explores good public health practices that can support effective policies to reduce infections. Common blood-borne viruses in this group include HIV, hepatitis B and hepatitis C. These are mainly spread through the sharing of needles, syringes and drug preparation equipment or unprotected sexual contacts. A full (50 p.) version exists.

Notes on translations:

• Czech (translated and produced by the Office of the Government of the Czech Republic)
• Greek (translated and produced by ECDC)
• Hungarian (translated and produced by the Hungarian National Focal Point)
• Finnish (translated and produced by the National Institute for Health and Welfare (THL), Finland)
• Latvian (translated and produced by ECDC)
• Russian (translated and produced by National Institute for Health Development, Estonia)