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Hepatitis C in North Carolina

Two Epidemics With One Public Health Response

Sarah Rhea, Aaron Fleischauer, Evelyn Foust and Megan Davies
North Carolina Medical Journal May 2016, 77 (3) 190-192; DOI: https://doi.org/10.18043/ncm.77.3.190
Sarah Rhea
preventive medicine fellow, Preventive Medicine Residency/Fellowship Program, Division of Scientific Education and Professional Development, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia; preventive medicine fellow, North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, Raleigh, North Carolina
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Aaron Fleischauer
career epidemiology field officer, Office of Public Health Preparedness and Response, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia; career epidemiology field officer, North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, Raleigh, North Carolina
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Evelyn Foust
Communicable Disease Branch head, North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, Raleigh, North Carolina
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Megan Davies
state epidemiologist, North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, Raleigh, North Carolina
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