Study finds AIDS spread
in hospitals is very rare
BOSTON (AP) — A study ol needle puni lure* and other
accidental exposure to the blood of AIDS patients has found
that the spettad of AIDS infections in hospitals is extremely
rare, even during direct blood to blood contact
Hesearchers at the Centers for Disease Control found that
just two of ‘»«:t health-rare workers exposed to AIDS patients'
blood and other body fluids went on to develop AIDS virus
infectious Only one of these two ciearlv not the infection
from the hospital exposure.
fire researr hers dew rila-d their findings as reassuring
Compared to hepatitis B infection, they wrote, "the risk of
llTUMIMAV (AIDS vlrusl infection to health-care worker*
exposed to patients with AIDS appears to be extremely low '
The one dear case of infuclioh was a woman health-care
worker in Now York slate who accidentally jabbed herself
deeply with a contaminated needle during an emergency pro
cedure o«i an AIDS patient Two week* later, she developed
flu-like symptoms that can occur In the early dago* of AIDS
in (opt ion.
later blood tests revealed that her bod v had ireguu to pro
duce antibodies to the AIDS virus, hut while the woman has
swollen lymph nodes she haa not developed AIDS
"It was a tragic accident," said Hat haul Stricof. an
epidemiologist with the New York State Department of
l*ut»lw health
Dr Kugene Met tay of the (.'DC described it a* the first
documented case of occupationally acquired AIDS infection
among U-S. health-care worker*. However. Dr Stanley Weiss
of the National t ameer Institute disputed this claim and said a
case be reported last October was the first clear case
Net*dl« wounds happen frequently in hospital* The
latest research i* one of several studies under wav to see what
happens to health workers who accidentally jab themselves
with needles used on AIDS patients
"The risk of infection, given any of these types of
episodes, is clearly low-, and this is anotii *r study that
documents this low risk," said Weiss whose research ha*
reached similar conclusion*.
Officials forecasting ‘good year ’
for tourism in state this summer
PORTLAND JAP) — Califor
nians will haVB a hard time
avoiding Oregon if they drive to
Expo '8t> this summer in Van
couver. Itritish Columbia — a
geographic fact that has officials
forecasting a sensational sum
mer for the state’s tourism
industry.
Lower gasoline prices and the
fear of terrorism in Europe have
fueled the optimism.
“We would Im< disappointed
if we didn't have at least a 10
percent increase (in the number
of out-of-state tourists).” said
Prank Howard, information ser
vices manager for the state
Tourism Division.
That would translate to an in
crease of about 000.000 tourists
who will spend at least one
night in a state where tourism is
the No. :i industry and created
an estimated $2.2 billion in
revenue in 1084.
Such an increase probably
would represent a record for
tourism in the state. Howard
said lit; said the projection was
not scientific, but was based on
“expectations of other .states,
what we've seen* nationally in
travel trends and reports from
around the stale."
“ft should be a good year, but
the real value in Expo is the new
visitors that may never have
been to Oregon before." hie
said.
Howard said statistics have
shown alniut 70 percent of the
first-time visitors to Oregon
come back.
While tourists from Oregon
are seeking domestic destina
tions. resort operators and park
officials all are expecting to
reap the benefits provided by
Expo, to which more than 10
million tickets already have
been sold.
expected to experience a
substantial increase in tourist
traffic
Robert Benton, superinten
dent of Crater Lake National
Park, said requests for informa
tion and lodging reservations
indicate “this coming summer
will be the best ever.”
At least one tourist facility is
using the Expo theme. At
Wildlife Safari, a wild animal
About 900,000 tourists are expected to
spend at least one night in Oregon, where
tourism is the No. 3 industry and created
an estimated $2.2 billion in revenue in
1984.
"We are anticipating a great t
influx-, more than usual, at our \
Oregon properties." said Linda <
Hurt, marketing director for t
Shilo Inns, a Beaverton-based *
chain that operates 70 motels
and hotels in seven western (
states, including 10 in Oregon.
"I 'thjnk the entire West is an- 1
ticipating more travel." she
said. ■ "
Although most • t»f the
travelers, will follow the In
terstate !> route through the
slate, the other major north- I
south routes in, Oregon • |
highways 97 and 10V - also are
lark just tiff Interstate -5 near
Vinston. an exotic bird exhibit
ailed 'Bird Expo ’8fi" will bit
he featured attraction this
u miner.
Burt said Shifo liins expects
<1 increase staffing by about 2!>
lercent. as it does each
uimmer. .
At (.rater l.ake. Benton said
he staff wi|l be hard pressed to
handle the anticipated crush of
oirmner .visitors.
"With the .Cramni-Kudman
lollings Act. we'll be cutting
>eople. not adding them.'' he
laid
Et al
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