| Hans-Günter Meyer-Thompson | Substitution in Haft
EMCDDA. Public health guidance on active case finding of communicable diseases in prison settings
EMCDDA. Public health guidance on active case finding of communicable diseases in prison settings
Summary
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. (EMCDDA,ECDC,Lissabon,Mai 2018)