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PRO/EDR> Hepatitis B – USA (07) :(ME) injection drug use
Hepatitis B -- United StatesWhile the heroin crisis has fueled a spike in Maine overdose deaths, addicts sharing needles has likely contributed to another public health problem - a rise in hepatitis B cases. Through 1 Sep 2016, the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention reported 29 cases of acute hepatitis B, more than twice as many as the 12 cases that occurred in 2014. In a typical year, Maine would have fewer than 10 hepatitis B cases. So far in 2016, Maine has a rate of 2.2 hepatitis Read more [...]
