A Melbourne doctor’s license has been restricted under an emergency order after tests confirmed three of her patients contracted a “very rare strain” of Hepatitis C.
Florida health officials say the three cases may have been caused by unsterilized instruments and/or equipment during procedures at Dr. Li Jin Voepel ‘s interventional pain management office at 4015 N. Harbor City, Blvd., Melbourne.
No specific source of infection has been identified from her office. But if her office was the source, more people may have been exposed, because the three cases were patients that had procedures there within almost a yearlong timeframe. Federal and state protocols dictate that health officials notify those exposed during such circumstances. Florida Department of Health officials said they can not confirm or deny active investigations…