Contaminated colonoscopy gear may have exposed Florida veterans to hepatitis , HIV . We are taking steps to change it right now , '' said John Vara , the Miami VA 's chief of staff . Score: 6 VA sent letters to people who may have had colonoscopies May 2004 to this month . Officials say tubing was rinsed but not disinfected , call risk of infection minimal .
Contaminated colonoscopy gear may have exposed Florida veterans to hepatitis , HIV . Score: 6 VA sent letters to people who may have had colonoscopies May 2004 to this month . Officials say tubing was rinsed but not disinfected , call risk of infection minimal .