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咱屯一华人牙医的乙肝化验呈阳性, E9 l7 ?, d6 F, b z8 ^
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今天(周二)公共卫生署说,他们正在寻找1,400名病人,因为给这些病人看病的牙医其乙肝化验结果呈阳性。
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Alberta牙医协会与牙医学院主席,Jonathan Skuba博士今天下午在新闻发布会上告诉记者,37岁的牙医,Byron Wong,眼目前已经自动停止了他的实习,正主动配合卫生当局确保能找到所有这些病人。! k q T. T# p* _4 [
8 M7 A1 { ]0 Y) O5 ~: b Q0 T2 H. _Skuba说,今年二月,当Wong被告知自己的乙肝化验呈阳性时,他立刻通知了牙医学院。+ E+ l; ?9 U) a% p
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自从2001年,Wong一直在Edmonton实习。
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! }) ~ d8 p- O" Y( T# ^目前看来,病人被传染的可能性很小。卫生署医药官员,Gerry Predy博士在今天的新闻发布会上说。( U a0 I# k" S7 m k5 d6 y
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“我们对该牙医传染乙肝病毒的危险性进行了风险分析,结果显示,传染的可能性非常小。我们估计其可能性大约在万分之一到时万分之一,可能接近十万分之一。”0 C- ~! ]0 Y$ n; M0 ]6 ^' y
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Predy说,自从九十年代中期以来,乙肝预防一直是本省各学校免疫工程的一部分,所以20岁以下人群因该不至于被传染。$ H( T3 u+ o( r8 d1 D
/ ^3 {4 o! q& t) h' e0 u. x6 D由于可能性如此之小,官方甚至曾辩论是否有必要发布一个“公开警告”,但是,最终他们认为应该将情况告知大众。4 h6 N) ~( x+ ~$ c# {
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近期,首都卫生署将开始接触Wong医生的1400个病人,对他们进行乙肝化验,这需要花费几个月的时间。
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: O W& W* Y$ _, I+ @+ \Edmonton dentist tests positive for hepatitis B4 ~# {9 i5 \* x2 Z. ]4 Q4 d! G
Risk to patients is very low: health officials, S1 l% B) \. p- Y: {4 P
Last Updated: Tuesday, June 17, 2008 | 5:00 PM MT Comments7Recommend14CBC News . K, M# m% I( D1 n% ]' L0 E
Public health officials are contacting 1,400 patients of an Edmonton dentist after he tested positive for hepatitis B, Capital Health said Tuesday.0 O) s5 [( v* X6 N2 |$ X
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Public health officials are contacting 1,400 patients of Edmonton dentist Dr. Byron Wong after he tested positive for hepatitis B. (CBC) \" `" G# c' z: c
The dentist, identified as Dr. Byron Wong, 37, has voluntarily stopped his practice, and is co-operating with the health authority to ensure all patients are contacted, Dr. Jonathan Skuba, president of the Alberta Dentist Association and College, told a news conference Tuesday afternoon.( a% W I4 g* x8 }1 l4 C1 S9 b) N
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Wong approached the college in February, immediately after he was told of the positive test, Skuba said.5 a) j, U* Y7 k- C/ T5 e. T4 M
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Wong has been practising in Edmonton since 2001.
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& R; ]5 }. D, t$ L; s"The risk to patients is very small," Dr. Gerry Predy, medical officer of health, told a news conference Tuesday.
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7 j& r- U. E4 E( P6 [3 ]+ XDr. Gerry Predy says the risk of infection to Byron Wong's patients is very small. (CBC)
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8 A2 B9 l& Z% O( nHepatitis B has been part of the province's school immunization program since the mid-1990s, so most people aged up to the mid-20s should be protected, Predy said.
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Officials even debated whether to issue a public warning because the risk is so small, but in the end, they concluded people would want to know, Predy said.
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Capital Health will start contacting Wong's 1,400 patients in the near future to offer them hepatitis B tests, a process that was expected to take a couple of months. |
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