Indiana declares hepatitis C ‘public health emergency’ for Fayette County
by Robert Herriman from Outbreak News Today on (#HF7A)
State Health Commissioner Jerome Adams, M.D., M.P.H., Frday declared a public health emergency for Fayette County, allowing the county health department to establish a syringe exchange program as part of a broader effort to reduce the spread of Hepatitis C. "Fayette County is battling a Hepatitis C epidemic tied to intravenous drug use," said Dr. ["]
