Health officials probe hepatitis C outbreak in North Dakota

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Source: http://www.jamestownsun.com/event/ar...68/group/News/

Published October 17, 2013, 03:00 PM
Health officials probe hepatitis C outbreak in ND
By: Associated Press, The Jamestown Sun

MINOT (AP) ? State and federal health officials are investigating an outbreak of hepatitis C cases in Ward County centered around a Minot nursing home.

Three cases initially were identified in August, according to the North Dakota Department of Health. Since then, the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has linked four additional cases to the first three. Samples from 28 more people have been sent to the CDC to be tested, and there is the possibility that more people might be referred for testing...

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Re: Health officials probe hepatitis C outbreak in ND

Source: http://www.jamestownsun.com/event/ar...51/group/News/

Published October 22, 2013, 07:41 AM
Hepatitis confirmed in Ward County

The North Dakota Department of Health received confirmation Thursday from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that testing had been completed on blood samples from additional individuals in the hepatitis C outbreak investigation in Ward County.

The CDC has confirmed that 21 additional cases are related to the seven cases that had previously been identified, bringing the total number of related cases to 28. As the investigation progresses, more people will likely be tested, the state Health Department said...

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Re: Health officials probe hepatitis C outbreak in North Dakota

Source: http://www.kqcd.com/story/23831137/h...y-be-spreading


Hepatitis C Outbreak May Be Spreading
Posted: Oct 30, 2013 1:42 PM EDT Updated: Oct 30, 2013 1:42 PM EDT
By Krista Harju

An outbreak of Hepatitis C in the Minot area seems to be widening. The North Dakota Department of Health continues to investigate and has determined about 230 more people should be tested for the virus...

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Re: Health officials probe hepatitis C outbreak in North Dakota

Source: http://www.sunherald.com/2013/11/12/...-infected.html

ND: 35 in Minot area test positive for hepatitis C
By CARSON WALKER
Associated PressNovember 12, 2013 Updated 59 minutes ago


MINOT, N.D. ? Eight more people from the Minot, N.D., area have testified positive for a strain of hepatitis C in an outbreak for which the source has yet to be identified, the North Dakota Health Department said Tuesday.

State epidemiologist Tracy Miller said 35 people have been infected, but the additional positive tests are not new infections. About 500 people associated with a nursing home have been tested so far and more could be tested as investigators look for a cause, she said...

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Re: Health officials probe hepatitis C outbreak in North Dakota

Source: http://www.kqcd.com/story/24315343/hepatitis-c-update


Hepatitis C Breakout in Minot Care Facility
Posted: Dec 27, 2013 3:37 PM EST Updated: Dec 27, 2013 5:44 PM EST
By J.R. Havens - email

Investigators with the health department have narrowed down the source of a Hepatitis C outbreak in Minot.

All 44 cases involve current or former residents of ManorCare Health Services. They say it either came from podiatry or blood draw services through Trinity Health or nail care services at ManorCare...

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Source: http://www.minotdailynews.com/page/c....html?nav=5010

Hepatitis C still here
Outbreak affects current, former Manor Care residents
December 28, 2013
By JILL HAMBEK - Staff Writer (jhambek@minotdailynews.com) , Minot Daily News

The news about its existence may have gone quiet for a short time, but the outbreak of hepatitis C is still being investigated at Manor Care Health Services in Minot.

In a news release issued on Dec. 27, the North Dakota Department of Health announced preliminary findings from the outbreak of the hepatitis C investigation. "The goal of this investigation was to identify modes of transmission or risk factors associated with hepatitis C in this population and stop ongoing transmission," said Tracy Miller, state epidemiologist for the North Dakota Department of Health. "At this time we still do not fully understand how transmission occurred..."

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State: 1 more infected with hepatitis C in Minot
Published on NewsOK Modified: May 12, 2014 at 2:02 pm ? Published: May 12, 2014

MINOT, N.D. (AP) ? The North Dakota Health Department says one more person has been linked to the hepatitis C outbreak at a nursing home in the Minot area.

State epidemiologist Tracy Miller says the case count is now at 45, all being current or former residents of ManorCare.

At least 500 people have been tested since last year. State officials continue to contact individuals that could have been exposed to the virus and urge them to undergo testing...

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Source: http://www.kxnet.com/story/26072668/...case-confirmed


47th Hepatitis-C Case Confirmed
Posted: Jul 21, 2014 3:46 PM EDT Updated: Jul 21, 2014 5:32 PM EDT


A 47th person has been diagnosed with Hepatitis-C related to the outbreak in Minot.

The North Dakota Department of Health announced today the 47th case is similar to the 46th case - the patient had no contact with ManorCare.

All of the first 45 cases identified in the outbreak had been in residents or former residents of Manor Care.

The 46th and 47th are residents of Somerset Court in Minot...

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Source: http://kfgo.com/news/articles/2014/d...p-to-51-cases/

Minot hepatitis C outbreak now up to 51 cases
Wednesday, December 24, 2014 2:11 a.m. CST

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - State health officials say an additional case has been linked to a hepatitis C outbreak in Minot, bringing the total to 51.

The Health Department says the case isn't associated with residency at ManorCare nursing home. At least 47 of the reported cases have been in former or current residents of that facility.

Health officials say there has been no evidence of disease transmission at ManorCare in Minot since the fall of 2013...