Wales: Hepatitis B outbreak in Swansea investigated

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Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-south-west-wales-13836448

20 June 2011 Last updated at 06:21 ET

Hepatitis B outbreak in Swansea investigated

Health officials are investigating after an outbreak of Hepatitis B in Swansea.

Four people have been diagnosed with the infection, which spreads through bodily fluids and can cause permanent liver damage.

Dr Jörg Hoffmann, Consultant in Communicable Disease Control at Public Health Wales, urged concerned patients to contact their GP.

Possible links between the four cases are being investigated, he said.

Public Health Wales is working with Abertawe Bro Morgannwg University Health Board to investigate the source...

 

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Re: Wales: Hepatitis B outbreak in Swansea investigated

Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-south-west-wales-14239603

21 July 2011 Last updated at 14:58 ET

Moriston Hospital hepatitis B: Family plea after death

The family of a hospital patient who contracted hepatitis B and died have called for for swift action to identify others who could be affected.

Her relatives have lodged a complaint, and 150 patients who had heart surgery at Morriston Hospital in Swansea have been told they may have been exposed.

Managers have launched an inquiry...