Hepatitis transmission risk needs to be studied in nail salons, barbershops

The risk of hepatitis transmission through non-single use instruments –- such as nail files, nail brushes, finger bowls, foot basins, buffers, razors, clippers, and scissors –- during nail salon and barbershop visits cannot be excluded, according to the results of a new report unveiled today at the American College of Gastroenterology's (ACG) 76th Annual Scientific meeting in Washington, DC.

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