| About 104 people in Henan Province's Yongcheng City and 64 in Anhui Province's Guoyang County have tested positive for Hepatitis C virus during an outbreak of a hepatitis epidemic believed to be caused by intravenous injections, Xinhua reported. |
新华社消息，疑因静脉推注而引起的肝炎聚集性感染，已导致河南永城市104 人和安徽涡阳县64人丙肝抗体呈阳性，其中绝大多数是儿童。 |
| An initial investigation showed nearly all the infected patients, mostly children, received intravenous injections at a clinic in Maqiao township of Yongcheng City. |
初步调查显示，几乎所有感染者都曾到永城市马桥镇一诊所接受过静脉推注治疗。 |
| Wu Wenyi, a man in his 60s who runs the village clinic in Maqiao Township, reportedly could cure fever and diarrhea for children with one injection that costs 10 to 20 yuan. |
60多岁的吴文义是该诊所的经营者。据说，吴文义只需一针，就能把孩子的发烧和腹泻治好，一针十几块钱。 |
| People living within a radius of 20 km came to see him for health issues. |
方圆20公里的人都找他看病。 |
| The reuse of needles at the village clinic might have caused the outbreak. |
之所以大范围爆发丙肝，可能是因为针头的重复使用。 |
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Wu is not a licensed doctor, according to reports.
(China.org.cn December 1, 2011) |
报道称，吴文义并没有行医资格。 |
![An initial investigation showed nearly all the infected patients, mostly children, received intravenous injections at a clinic in Maqiao township of Yongcheng City. [File photo]](http://images.china.cn/attachement/jpg/site1007/20111201/000cf1a48b7f104126a30e.jpg "An initial investigation showed nearly all the infected patients, mostly children, received intravenous injections at a clinic in Maqiao township of Yongcheng City. [File photo]")
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