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Fortune Ncube
Researcher at Public Health England
Publications - 64
Citations - 1718
Fortune Ncube is an academic researcher from Public Health England. The author has contributed to research in topics: Population & Hepatitis C. The author has an hindex of 23, co-authored 64 publications receiving 1564 citations. Previous affiliations of Fortune Ncube include Health Protection Agency.
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Increase in diagnosed newly acquired hepatitis C in HIV-positive men who have sex with men across London and Brighton, 2002–2006: is this an outbreak?
Isabelle Giraudon,Murad Ruf,Helen Maguire,Andre Charlett,Fortune Ncube,Joanna Turner,Richard Gilson,Martin Fisher,Sanjay Bhagani,Margaret A. Johnson,Simon Barton +10 more
TL;DR: Prospective enhanced surveillance of HCV in MSM, including HIV status and behavioural risk factors, is recommended to help inform control measures and better determine the frequency of transmission in all MSM.
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Body piercing in England: a survey of piercing at sites other than earlobe.
TL;DR: Body piercing is common in adults in England, particularly in young women, and the popularity of the practice might place a substantial burden on health services.
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Hepatitis C virus (HCV) prevalence, and injecting risk behaviour in multiple sites in England in 2004
Matthew Hickman,Vivian Hope,T. Brady,Peter Madden,Simon Jones,S. Honor,G. Holloway,Fortune Ncube,John Parry +8 more
TL;DR: Geographical variation in HCV prevalence remains poorly explained, but should be the key focus of the surveillance effort.
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Frequency, factors and costs associated with injection site infections: findings from a national multi-site survey of injecting drug users in England.
TL;DR: Symptoms of injection site infections are common among IDUs in England, and the potential costs to the health service are substantial, but these costs need more accurate determination.
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Prevalence of, and risk factors for, HIV, hepatitis B and C infections among men who inject image and performance enhancing drugs: a cross-sectional study
Vivian Hope,Jim McVeigh,Andrea Marongiu,Michael Evans-Brown,Josie Smith,Andreas Kimergård,Sara Croxford,Caryl M. Beynon,John Parry,John Parry,Mark A Bellis,Fortune Ncube +11 more
TL;DR: HIV prevalence in this, the largest study of blood-borne viruses among IPED injectors, was similar to that among injectors of psychoactive drugs, indicating a need for targeted interventions.