Another late Friday news release by the VA states that 1 more veteran has tested positive for HIV and 7 more have tested positive for Hepatitis.
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http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5h7Q_BB0OpsIswSFhXtUtnrBRl5UgD97TMLP82
MIAMI (AP) — The Department of Veterans Affairs says a fifth patient has tested positive for HIV and another seven have tested positive for hepatitis after being exposed to contaminated medical equipment at three VA hospitals.
The department says 33 people have now tested positive for hepatitis.
They are among thousands who got blood tests because they were treated with equipment that wasn’t properly sterilized and exposed them to the body fluids of others. The equipment is often used in colonoscopies and ear, nose and throat procedures.
Nearly 11,000 former sailors, soldiers, airmen and Marines could have been exposed at the hospitals in Miami, Murfreesboro, Tenn., and Augusta, Ga. The agency says it doesn’t yet know if the HIV and hepatitis cases are related to its treatment.
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