Shiloh
Editor, Senior Moderator
Source: https://www.kiro7.com/news/south-so...ed-to-outbreak-at-puyallup-hospital/765546733
More hepatitis C cases uncovered, linked to outbreak at Puyallup hospital
By: Sean Robinson, The News Tribune
Updated: Jun 8, 2018 - 6:55 AM
PUYALLUP, Wash. - The hepatitis C outbreak at Puyallup's Good Samaritan Hospital just got bigger, according to experts from the Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department.
New test results from the the federal Centers For Disease Control and Prevention have identified six new cases tied to the outbreak. All are linked to the same genetic source, health department leaders announced Thursday. That raises the total number of cases from two to eight. Three more cases labeled as "probable" are still under investigation, awaiting further testing...
More hepatitis C cases uncovered, linked to outbreak at Puyallup hospital
By: Sean Robinson, The News Tribune
Updated: Jun 8, 2018 - 6:55 AM
PUYALLUP, Wash. - The hepatitis C outbreak at Puyallup's Good Samaritan Hospital just got bigger, according to experts from the Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department.
New test results from the the federal Centers For Disease Control and Prevention have identified six new cases tied to the outbreak. All are linked to the same genetic source, health department leaders announced Thursday. That raises the total number of cases from two to eight. Three more cases labeled as "probable" are still under investigation, awaiting further testing...