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Anesthesiologist Juan Maeso Dies, Sentenced to 1,933 Years in Prison for Massive Hepatitis C Contagion to 275 Patients
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The anesthesiologist Juan Maeso, who was sentenced to 1,933 years in prison for the massive spread of hepatitis C that affected 275 patients in Valencia, died in a hospital this Tuesday. Maeso had been released on parole in March 2023, having spent more than fifteen years in prison and due to his delicate state of health, which has worsened until his death. The case of massive contagion came to light in 1998, when an unusual number of hepatitis …
The doctor, a carrier of hepatitis C, injected some of the anesthetic substances that he was going to administer to patients and did so with the same needle.More information: Probation for Juan Maeso, who infected 275 patients with hepatitis C, after 15 years in prison
Anesthesiologist Juan Maeso, sentenced to 1,933 years in prison for the massive hepatitis C infection that affected 275 patients in Valencia, died this Monday in a hospital,...
Anesthetist Juan Maeso, sentenced in 2007 to 1933 years in prison for infecting the hepatitis C virus to 275 patients operated in four hospitals in Valencia between 1988 and 1998, died on Monday because of a long illness, according to Europa Press. The doctor had obtained parole three years ago after being in prison for almost 16 years - he could serve a maximum of 20 of the sentence imposed. The Provincial High Court of Valencia released him af…
Caused the death of four people due to infections between 1988 and 1998 in public and private hospitals in Valencia
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