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PRO/EDR> Hepatitis A – USA (25): (OH)

Hepatitis A -- United StatesThe Ohio Department of Health has declared a statewide community outbreak of hepatitis A after an increase in cases linked to certain risk factors. Ohio is reporting 79 hepatitis A cases associated with the outbreak so far in 2018, almost double the number of cases reported during all of 2017..Hepatitis A is a liver disease that usually spreads when a person ingests fecal matter -- even in microscopic amounts -- from contact with objects, food, or drinks contaminated by Read more [...]