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PRO/EDR> Hepatitis A – USA (05): (CA) fatal

Hepatitis A -- United StatesFor the past several months, the County of San Diego Health and Human Services Agency has been investigating a local hepatitis A outbreak. The outbreak investigation is ongoing; it has been challenging because of the long incubation period of the disease (15 to 50 days) and the difficulty experienced to contact many individuals sickened with the illness who are homeless. To date, no common source of food, beverage, or other cause has been identified.Vaccination efforts Read more [...]