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PRO/EDR> Hepatitis A – USA (03): (KY, WV, OH)

January 17, 2019 editor Global Disease Alerts
Hepatitis A -- United StatesIn November 2017, the Kentucky Department for Public Health (DPH) identified an outbreak of acute hepatitis A. The increase in cases observed in Kentucky was well over the 10-year average of reported hepatitis A cases. Several cases have been infected with HAV strains genetically linked to outbreaks in California, Utah and Michigan. Similar to hepatitis A outbreaks in other states, the primary risk factors remain illicit drug use and homelessness. A contaminated food source Read more [...]
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