HIV and Hepatitis C: Penobscot County Updates and Clinical Guidance Package
The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention (the Maine CDC) has been responding to an outbreak of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infections in people who inject drugs (PWID) in Penobscot County since February 2024. The first case in what was later determined to be a cluster was identified in October 2023. Most of these persons are coinfected with Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) and were unhoused in the year prior to HIV diagnosis. The Maine CDC is working with community partners and health care providers on further detection and response activities.