US EditionOver 200 mothers warned after potential hepatitis B exposure at Sydney hospital
- NSW Health has apologized to over 300 women and children for potential exposure to hepatitis B at Nepean Hospital Birth Unit from 2013 to 2024.
- A healthcare worker was confirmed infectious during this time, but the risk of transmission is deemed low by the Blood Borne Viruses Advisory Panel.
- Nepean Blue Mountains Local Health District will offer free hepatitis B testing to 223 women and 143 children who may have been at risk.
- NSW Health emphasized that vaccination is the best protection against hepatitis B.
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Over 200 mothers warned after potential hepatitis B exposure at Sydney hospital
Australia's New South Wales Health has issued a warning after it was revealed that more than 200 mothers may have been exposed to hepatitis B at Nepean Hospital in Sydney over an 11-year period. The exposure is linked to a healthcare worker in the Birth Unit who was infectious with the virus between 2013 and 2024. A total of 223 women who gave birth at the hospital during this time may have experienced "potential low-risk exposure" to the virus,…
More than 200 mothers warned of potential disease exposure at Sydney hospital
NSW Health has issued a health warning after it emerged that hundreds of mothers may have been exposed to hepatitis B at a Sydney hospital over a period of 11 years.It has been discovered that a healthcare worker at Nepean Hospital's Birth Unit was infectious with hepatitis B between 2013 and 2024.Officials warned that 223 women who gave birth at the hospital may have had a "potential low-risk exposure".READ MORE: Dutton claims there was 'no men…
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