Numbers could keep growing in Las Vegas hepatitis C outbreak
The Las Vegas Endoscopy Center of Southern Nevada so far has been linked to almost 90 cases of hepatitis C. The figure, however, should continue to rise as more of the 50,000 patients notified by the clinic are tested for possible exposure to the virus. The case could surpass the damages caused by a similar incident in Nebraska in 2000 -- considered the nation's largest health care-related outbreak with 99 reported infections.
NewsBlaze (Folsom, Calif.) | 09/25
This story published in AABB SmartBrief on 09/26/2008
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