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CDC 05-14-10

NORTH DAKOTA: " Grand Forks Cracking Down on Illegal Tattoos "

Associated Press (05.12.10)

Authorities in Grand Forks shut down an illegal tattoo operation on Tuesday, but

environmental health sanitarian Jim Schothorst said a half-dozen or more still

may be operating. Unlicensed practitioners working out of homes or apartments

risk spreading hepatitis and other diseases, officials said. The home-based

parlors tend to be especially attractive to persons under age 18, who by law

cannot be tattooed in a licensed shop without parental permission.

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NEW MEXICO: " New Mexico Hospitals Honored for Immunizations "

Associated Press (05.13.10)

Several New Mexico hospitals have been honored by the state Department of Health

for their efforts to vaccinate newborns against hepatitis B virus. Infants

infected with HBV around the time of birth have a 90 percent chance of chronic

infection, said health official Diane Jay, and up to 25 percent will die of

chronic liver disease as adults. The following hospitals were recognized:

Presbyterian and University of New Mexico hospitals in Albuquerque, Miners'

Colfax Medical Center in Raton, Los Alamos Medical Center, Plains Regional

Medical Center in Clovis, Eastern New Mexico Medical Center in Roswell, Mountain

View Regional Medical Center in Las Cruces and Gerald Champion Regional Medical

Center in Alamogordo.

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CALIFORNIA: " Rally for World Hepatitis Day "

Bay Area Reporter (San Francisco) (05.13.10):: Laird

Wednesday, May 19 is designated as World Hepatitis Day, and in recognition the

San Francisco Mayor's Hepatitis C Task Force will hold a rally on the steps of

City Hall. Speakers at the noon event will include Randy Allgaier, who co-chairs

the task force and is co-infected with HIV and hepatitis C.

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