St. Louis Health Officials Looking For Hundreds Of Clients Of Unlicensed Tattoo Parlor

ST. LOUIS (AP) -- Health officials in St. Louis County are seeking potentially hundreds of customers of an unlicensed tattoo parlor over concerns that they could have been exposed to HIV and forms of hepatitis due to nonsterile equipment.

The unlicensed parlor was operated out of a house in Jennings. The operator was arrested earlier this month. His name was not released.

Authorities say the man used guitar strings to inject dyes under the skin. The St. Louis County Health Department wants to test customers to see if they were exposed to HIV, hepatitis B and hepatitis C.

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