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State: Key factors delayed patient notification

From their offices in Atlanta, Albany, Mineola and Central Islip, some of the country's top disease detectives dialed in to a conference call in May 2006. The topic: Dix Hills physician Dr. Harvey Finkelstein and lab results showing he had infected at least one patient with hepatitis C through his practice of re-using syringes.

So began discussions among officials with the state Department...

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