Hepatitis A — Australia
There has been a rare hepatitis A death in Victoria as the state experiences a spreading outbreak of the very infectious disease.
Victorian’s deputy health officer Dr Brett Sutton confirmed a man recently died from locally acquired case of hepatitis A, a viral infection of the liver.
There have been 42 confirmed cases of the disease in the past 2 months in Victoria, with another 23 still being confirmed. The health department said all those affected so far are men, many who are gay or
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