Las Vegas doctor gets life sentence for hepatitis C outbreak

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Las Vegas doctor gets life sentence for hepatitis C outbreak

By Alexia Shurmur LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - A former doctor convicted of second-degree murder for infecting at least nine patients with hepatitis C was sentenced to life in prison on Thursday for his role in one of the largest U.S. outbreaks of the disease tied to a physician. Dipak Desai, 63, who infected patients by re-using syringes at his Las Vegas endoscopy clinic, will be eligible for parole after 18 years under the sentence imposed by Clark County District Judge Valerie Adair. ...

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