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The HIV outbreak among people who inject drugs in Glasgow highlights the need to maintain HIV testing in this population even when the risk of HIV is perceived as low and despite other priorities for the individual. It was identified that in some services blood-borne virus testing for this population had been focused on hepatitis C, potentially delaying recognition of new cases of HIV. In response to the outbreak, HIV testing has been increased.

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Nigel Brunsdon

Nigel Brunsdon

Nigel's day job is being the Community Manager at HIT, he also runs the injectingadvice.com website and a number of other online harm reduction projects. In his spare time he can be found hiding behind a camera.

Craig Harvey

Craig Harvey

Craig is a committed harm reductionist, having worked primarily with people who inject drugs for two decades, both in the United Kingdom and Australia. A surfer, climber and wannabe novelist, he sometimes takes photographs too.

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