Contaminated colonoscopy gear may have exposed Florida patients to hepatitis , HIV . Florida lawmakers seek inquiry , raising concerns about other factors . VA sent letters to people who may have had access from 2004 to this month . In the first 24 hours after the letters were released , the Miami VA got more than 2,600 calls and checked out more than 350 patients . They say tubing was used but not disinfected , call risk of infection minimal .
Contaminated colonoscopy gear may have exposed Florida patients to hepatitis , HIV . Florida lawmakers seek inquiry , raising concerns about other factors . VA sent letters to people who may have had access from 2004 to this month . They say tubing was used but not disinfected , call risk of infection minimal .