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Friday November 21st 2008
Hep C Prevalent Among Homeless YouthMay 3, 2004 - 11:00pm
A study of homeless youth in Saskatoon revealed that ten percent of them had contracted hepititus C. The transmission of hepititus C is associated with injection based drug use. The study showed it particularly connected to Ritilan injections. Activists struggle about what to do to tackle the problem. Read a CBC article about the outbreak. ( categories: News | Saskatchewan | Children/Youth | Health )
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