McGrath Law Firm has 88 class members to date in the class action against Exeter Hospital for the Hepatitis C outbreak and exposure. The lawsuit is growing.
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As recently reported by WMUR…
Four more patients have tested positive for a strain of hepatitis C linked to Exeter Hospital, state health officials said Thursday.
The Department of Health and Human Services said the new cases bring the total number of cases connected to the outbreak to 31. One of those patients is also an Exeter Hospital employee, health officials said.
The outbreak has been linked to the hospital’s cardiac catheterization lab, and health officials have been seeking to test patients treated in the lab since Oct. 1, 2010. Director of Public Health Dr. Jose Montero said the new cases don’t require the department to expand the testing timeframe.
“The testing is continuing and will until we feel sure that we have not missed any possible exposures of patients related to this outbreak,” Montero said. “We continue to gather information and are trying to reach approximately 50 patients from the list who still need to have their blood drawn for testing.”
Health officials said the the testing has also diagnosed 12 patients with a different strain of hepatitis C than the one linked to the hospital.
The investigation is continuing into how the virus was spread. Health officials have said they believe a drug-addicted employee may have been using needles that were then used on patients.
Several patients have filed lawsuits against the hospital.
Hepatitis C is a viral infection transmitted by blood that causes inflammation of the liver and can lead to chronic health issues.
Any patient who was treated at the lab or its recovery room from Oct. 1, 2010, through May 25, 2012, should have received a letter from Exeter Hospital about the need for testing, health officials said.
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