HCV outbreak confirmed at Tri-City Colonoscopy Clinic in Canada

It has been confirmed that five patients treated at the Tri-City Colonoscopy Clinic in Ontario, Canada, are infected with hepatitis C, according to a CBCnews report.

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The five patients are among 13 who received treatment on Dec. 24, 2013, according to the report.

The endoscopy clinic is fully cooperating with Waterloo Region Public Health’s investigation.

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