Doctors Charged With Homicide for Infecting Patients With Dirty Needles
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Two Indian doctors have been arrested and charged with homicide for spreading hepatitis through the use of dirty needles, Agence France-Presse reports.
At least 34 people have died in a outbreak of hepatitis B in the town of Modasa in western Indian state of Gujarat.
Hepatitis B is spread through blood and bodily fluids.
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Six other doctors have been charged with criminal negligence in connection with the outbreak.
Gujarat state health minister Jaynarayan Vyas said has ordered 600,000 anti-hepatitis B vaccines to help tackle the problem.