86 hepatitis C cases in two towns
A family member feeds a child infected with hepatitis C virus who is being treated at the First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University in Hefei, capital of Anhui province. The child is one of the 86 people who contracted the virus in a suspected case of hospital-caused mass infection. Xinhua |
BEIJING - Eighty-six people, including more than 20 children, in two townships have contracted hepatitis C virus (HCV) in a suspected case of hospital-caused mass infection, government investigations have confirmed.
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