Wednesday, January 21 – A Hepatitis C outbreak in Minot has hit a number of elderly residents of a nursing home. Here to discuss Hep C and the problem of public outbreaks is Tracy Miller, state epidemiologist with the Department of Health. ~~~ We share an excerpt from this week’s Prairie Pulse television show as host John Harris visits with Jessica Thomasson, the new CEO for Lutheran Social Services of North Dakota.
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Wednesday, January 21, 2015
Saturday, January 17, 2015
Hepatitis C victims in Minot file for class-action status
MINOT, N.D. — Victims of the third largest hepatitis C outbreak in U.S. history who contracted the disease at a Minot nursing home are asking a federal court to certify their lawsuit as a class-action case.
The state Health Department has said there have been 51 cases of hepatitis C linked to the outbreak in Minot. At least 47 of the reported cases have been identified in former or current residents.
An investigation by Health Department concluded the outbreak may have been associated with phlebotomy or podiatry and nail care services provided at the ManorCare facility.
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The state Health Department has said there have been 51 cases of hepatitis C linked to the outbreak in Minot. At least 47 of the reported cases have been identified in former or current residents.
An investigation by Health Department concluded the outbreak may have been associated with phlebotomy or podiatry and nail care services provided at the ManorCare facility.
Read more....
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