San Diego reports 5th hepatitis A death, 70 percent of outbreak cases in homeless or illicit drug users

In a follow-up on the hepatitis A outbreak in San Diego, the case tally has grown to 228, including five fatalities, according to the San Diego County Health and Human Services Agency today. During the local outbreak, 161 people have been hospitalized. People who are either homeless or using illicit drugs account for at least seven ["]

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