As a result, six people across three states were infected.
At least 800 people have been infected since the beginning of the year and over 600 required hospital treatment.
In all, more than 60 people who had lived there were infected.
"They were having fear that people would still be infected."
It states that in 2008 alone, 2.7 million more people were infected.
Today, between 50,000 and 70,000 people are infected with it.
South America is trying to get treatment to the thousands of people infected by this disease.
The 2003 study estimated that the blood program had infected 199,000 people.
Doctors at the center said he may have infected several people who came in contact with him.
In 1980, estimates said that about half as many people were infected.
