Hepatitis C Investigation
Media Information

Press Releases

• Health District identifies source cases for hepatitis C outbreak
• Health District concludes Desert Shadow Endoscopy Center investigation, announces implementation of a Hepatitis C Exposure Registry
• Health District identifies 77 potential clinic-associated infections
• Southern Nevada Health District advises of an eighth acute hepatitis C case
• Southern Nevada Health District to hold community event about hepatitis C on Saturday, April 19, 2008
• Health District reports increase in positive lab results of hepatitis C
• Health District advises of a seventh acute hepatitis C case
• Nevada Health Centers - Offers Free Testing PDF 60 KB
• Health District website updated regarding hepatitis C investigation
• UMC - Public Agencies Working Together PDF 31 KB
• UMC Steps Up for the Community PDF 110 KB
• Health District reiterates exposure information
• Health District notifies patients of potential exposure to hepatitis C urges testing for approximately 40,000 patients
• Southern Nevada Health District to issue patient notifications

Graphics - Unsafe Injection Practices and Disease Transmission

• Adobe PDF in b&w - 599 KB
• Adobe PDF in color - 645 KB
• Adobe Illustrator Artwork (.ai) 12.0 in b&w - 585 KB
• Adobe Illustrator Artwork (.ai) 12.0 in color - 627 KB
• Encapsulated PostScript (.eps) in b&w - 2.17 MB
• Encapsulated PostScript (.eps) in color - 2.32 MB
• JPEG in b&w - 1.11 MB - To save right click and "Save Target As"
• JPEG in color - 1.27 MB - To save right click and "Save Target As"

Videos

• Hepatitis C Genetic Testing WMV 6 MB, 5 min
• Brian Labus - Senior epidemiologist WMV 22 MB, 20:09 min
• Clinic Update WMV 8.7 MB, 7:50 min/sec
• Dr. Evelyn McKnight - Founder of HONOReform WMV 12 MB, 11:27 min
• Dr. Gary Marrone - Boyd School of Law, UNLV WMV 22 MB, 19:41 min
• Dr. Lawrence Sands - Chief Health Officer WMV 13 MB, 11:20 min
• Dr. Robert Gish - Hepatologist WMV 16 MB, 14:39 min
• Dr. Thomas McKnight - Family physician and HONOReform Founder
  WMV 22 MB, 19:53 min
• Health Alert WMV 3 MB, 1:42 min/sec
• Hepatitis C Exposure at Medical Clinic (English) WMV 4 MB, 3:49 min/sec
• Hepatitis C Exposure at Medical Clinic (Spanish) WMV 5.23 MB, 5 min
• Hepatitis C Investigation WMV 7 MB, 3:53 min/sec
• Kathy Risdon - Bridge Counseling WMV 9 MB, 8:55 min
• Message from Lawrence Sands, Chief Health Officer WMV 1.8 MB, 1 min
• Public Health System WMV 13.6 MB, 12:20 min/sec
• Public Trust in Medical Professionals WMV 11.5 MB, 6:16 min/sec

Audio - Extract from Exposure at Medical Clinic Video

• English - MP3, 5.53 MB, 3:49 min/sec
• Spanish - MP3, 4.58 MB, 5 min