Hepatitis A -- United States
On [1 Sep 2017], the San Diego County public health officer declared a local public health emergency due to the ongoing hepatitis A outbreak in the county. The outbreak is being spread person-to-person and through contact with fecally contaminated environments. The majority of people who have contracted hepatitis A during this outbreak have been homeless and/or illicit drug users.
Efforts of the County and its community partners to halt the hepatitis A outbreak focus on 3 key areas:
Read more about it at HealthMap Global Disease Alerts via http://bit.ly/2hu1RN2
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