07/23/2009 09:40 AM

Health officials send out warning after machine malfunction

By: News 14 Carolina Staff

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NEW HANOVER COUNTY, N.C. – Officials from the New Hanover Community Health Center said a malfunction in a diabetes testing machine may have exposed hundreds of patients to blood borne viruses, according to the Wilmington Star News.

Officials said the warnings are a precautionary measure, and they do not think any viruses were transmitted.

The warnings went to patients who used the machine between the beginning of the year through early June.