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Possible HIV, Hepatitis B and C Outbreak on Northern Nevada Reservation
Published: 3:31 pm
Updated: 4:17 pm
Washoe Co., NV. (KRNV & MyNews4.com)- At least 21 people of the Fort McDermitt Paiute-Shoshone Tribe have been potentially exposed to HIV, and Hepatitis B and C, after a blood glucose pen was reused and not properly sterilized between patients, according to Tribe Chairman, Tildon Smart...
Tribal health care probed amid fears of impropriety
By Scott Sonner / The Associated Press
Published Jan 16, 2014 at 12:01AM
RENO, Nev. ? Federal tribal health officials are testing the blood of 21 members of a northern Nevada tribe to be sure they weren?t exposed to HIV or any other bloodborne diseases as part of an investigation into a potential violation of testing protocols at a tribal clinic?s wellness program.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services? Indian Health Services does not believe any members of the Fort McDermitt Paiute and Shoshone Tribe were exposed to disease last week at the clinic near the Nevada-Oregon line, said Dr. Marie Russell, deputy chief medical officer for the federal agency?s area office in Phoenix.
But she said Wednesday they?ve made contact with all 21 individuals to be retested as a precautionary measure and have completed tests on the majority of the people...
