Kentucky hepatitis A outbreak tops 1,000, West Virginia tops 500
by Robert Herriman from Outbreak News Today on (#3TXFB)
The Kentucky Department for Public Health (DPH) has now reported 1,094 cases of hepatitis A in the current outbreak. Of this total, 57 percent, or 628 people required hospitalization and eight died. The outbreak, declared last November, is easily the largest in the country and primarily affects the homeless and drug users. Viral sequencing has linked ["]
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