Hepatitis C -- United States
The Ashland-Boyd County Health Department is planning a needle-exchange program to prevent the further spread of hepatitis C in the area, epidemiologist Kristy Bolen said. The leading cause for the spread of the disease has been through dirty needles used by drug users, Boyd County Coroner Mark Hammond said.
He said the number of hepatitis C deaths stayed steady in the area until about 2011 or 2012 when "it shot up dramatically." But Hammond said it isn't just a local problem -- it's a
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