Kentucky hepatitis A outbreak tops 5,000 cases
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By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews Health officials in Kentucky reported three additional outbreak hepatitis A cases in recent weeks putting the state's outbreak total to 5,001. The outbreak began in mid- 2017 also accounted for 2,411 hospitalizations and 62 deaths. The outbreak has slowed dramatically in recent months. Nationally, since the outbreaks were first identified in 2016, 32 ["]
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