Hepatitis C case - Transparency vital in the blood service

ECHOES resound of one of the biggest ever public health scandals following confirmation by the Irish Blood Transfusion Service (IBTS) that it is unable to discover how a woman developed hepatitis C last year after receiving three blood transfusions.

Hepatitis C case - Transparency vital in the blood service
Mon, 30 Jan, 2006 - 00:00

Hepatitis C case - Transparency vital in the blood service

ECHOES resound of one of the biggest public health scandals in the history of the State following confirmation by the Irish Blood Transfusion Service (IBTS) that it is unable to discover how a woman developed hepatitis C last year after receiving three blood transfusions.

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