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咱屯一华人牙医的乙肝化验呈阳性8 P' f8 ] M/ D' r
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今天（周二）公共卫生署说，他们正在寻找1,400名病人，因为给这些病人看病的牙医其乙肝化验结果呈阳性。
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Alberta牙医协会与牙医学院主席，Jonathan Skuba博士今天下午在新闻发布会上告诉记者，37岁的牙医，Byron Wong，眼目前已经自动停止了他的实习，正主动配合卫生当局确保能找到所有这些病人。2 O6 f6 W5 I. m% }' O. \
. i# w7 J/ i4 V% s% SSkuba说，今年二月，当Wong被告知自己的乙肝化验呈阳性时，他立刻通知了牙医学院。* s, q" }3 `- c/ W2 M4 U( {. x: J
2 R6 p6 t1 \ n6 j4 i自从2001年，Wong一直在Edmonton实习。, w3 j5 S" o' T* t5 S
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目前看来，病人被传染的可能性很小。卫生署医药官员，Gerry Predy博士在今天的新闻发布会上说。
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“我们对该牙医传染乙肝病毒的危险性进行了风险分析，结果显示，传染的可能性非常小。我们估计其可能性大约在万分之一到时万分之一，可能接近十万分之一。”
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, C. v/ { [8 r4 C$ C$ Y- UPredy说，自从九十年代中期以来，乙肝预防一直是本省各学校免疫工程的一部分，所以20岁以下人群因该不至于被传染。9 w% ?$ V4 W' I. t2 }
1 }; ?* V8 i4 e由于可能性如此之小，官方甚至曾辩论是否有必要发布一个“公开警告”，但是，最终他们认为应该将情况告知大众。
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近期，首都卫生署将开始接触Wong医生的1400个病人，对他们进行乙肝化验，这需要花费几个月的时间。
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Edmonton dentist tests positive for hepatitis B
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Public health officials are contacting 1,400 patients of an Edmonton dentist after he tested positive for hepatitis B, Capital Health said Tuesday.8 r0 q( u/ z0 ^
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Public health officials are contacting 1,400 patients of Edmonton dentist Dr. Byron Wong after he tested positive for hepatitis B. (CBC) 3 G0 p, o+ K) {% E( K w
The dentist, identified as Dr. Byron Wong, 37, has voluntarily stopped his practice, and is co-operating with the health authority to ensure all patients are contacted, Dr. Jonathan Skuba, president of the Alberta Dentist Association and College, told a news conference Tuesday afternoon.$ w; X5 N9 K5 z5 S. X2 D% T
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Wong approached the college in February, immediately after he was told of the positive test, Skuba said.
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3 k: s2 E: O. dWong has been practising in Edmonton since 2001.8 a9 M6 } ]& h
0 Z3 o) {7 s+ f# c) S/ h4 J"The risk to patients is very small," Dr. Gerry Predy, medical officer of health, told a news conference Tuesday.) W' f! T$ e: v% l
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Dr. Gerry Predy says the risk of infection to Byron Wong's patients is very small. (CBC)
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3 U! F# T- ?7 z z( DHepatitis B has been part of the province's school immunization program since the mid-1990s, so most people aged up to the mid-20s should be protected, Predy said.
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Officials even debated whether to issue a public warning because the risk is so small, but in the end, they concluded people would want to know, Predy said.1 E) `' y, t! c9 @7 g9 ]2 T
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Capital Health will start contacting Wong's 1,400 patients in the near future to offer them hepatitis B tests, a process that was expected to take a couple of months. |
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