Just a FYI Tattoo Infection Warning from Niagara Falls
by The Associated Press
Published May 07, 2008
BUFFALO, N.Y. We have a warning for people who may have gotten a tattoo at a Niagara Falls shop.
Authorities say an investigation found eight people developed skin infections after receiving tattoos from John Portik in Niagara Falls.
No one has contracted HIV or hepatitis from the tattooing, but doctors urge clients to be tested for the diseases because they don't know whether Portik took proper infection control precautions.
Portik has been ordered to stop tattooing and has surrendered his tattooing equipment. Anyone who has gotten a tattoo from him since 2001 is being encouraged to get tested.
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