Hepatitis A -- United States
The number of hepatitis A cases in Hawaii has reached 241, up 13, nearly 6 per cent, over the past week, state officials said today, 31 Aug 2016. The outbreak appears to have passed its peak, with the pace of infection slowing since the source was identified in August 2016 as contaminated scallops and they were pulled from the market.
The Health Department releases the total number of cases each Wednesday. Last week's [24 Aug 2016] total of 228 cases was nearly an 11 per cent increase over
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