Clinics blamed for Hep C cases

GUANGZHOU - Medical malpractice is suspected of having caused at least 200 reported cases of hepatitis C infection in a community in Guangdong province.

The number infected in the township of Zicheng, Zijin county in Heyuan city, has not been confirmed by health authorities.

Many recall having injections at small clinics along Xiangshui street in the town before they were diagnosed with the infection. Some families have more than one member infected.