Haemophiliacs infected with HIV, hepatitis C 'traced'

EXPERTS believe they have traced every haemophiliac infected with HIV or hepatitis C as a result of receiving contaminated blood products.

A look back programme launched at the end of June did not pick up any more infected haemophiliacs.

Of the 160 haemophiliacs who have been infected with HIV, 64 have died while of the 220 infected with hepatitis C, 20 have died.

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