Sunday, July 10, 2016

Transfusion of Hepatitis C +ve blood to girl confirmed

Balasore: The final blood report from a Mumbai-based laboratory has confirmed that Tazeen Parween, the three-year old girl of Balasore suffering from thalassemia, has been transfused blood infected with the Hepatitis C virus at Balasore district headquarters hospital.
According to sources, the report also confirmed that the girl had contracted Hepatitis C following the transfusion.
Notably, on June 20, the parents of the victim had alleged that their daughter has been infected with Hepatitis C due to the transfusion of contaminated blood at Balasore district headquarters hospital.
“Since my daughter is suffering from Thalassemia, we visit SCB Medical College and Hospital in Cuttack every six months to get the blood test of our daughter done after the blood is transfused to her at the Balasore district headquarters hospital. Every time we get the blood from the government Blood Bank. In May, the blood test report of my daughter at SCB medical college revealed that she has been infected with Hepatitis C,” Sheikh Sujid Alam, father of the girl had alleged.

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