Brooklyn hepatitis C cluster reveals hidden dangers in outpatient clinics
An excerpt from Disease Detectives: True Stories of NYC Outbreaks.
Dr. Westyn Branch-Elliman contributed to this chapter.
There exist within NYC, communities that feel more like a small town than a perspiring slab of metropolis. People know and speak to their neighbors, greet each other warmly on the street, and watch over each other’s children. Single- and two-family brick homes with small, manicured lawns line quiet streets. There is usually one …