Hepatitis A -- Brazil
An outbreak of hepatitis A struck the city of São Paulo, Brazil in 2017 and the number of cases reported through November 2017 is an astounding 11 times the number of cases in 2016, according to an r7.com report (; computer translated). Officials in São Paulo have seen 656 hepatitis A cases, including 2 deaths in the 1st 11 months of 2017; this compares with just 60 reported in 2016, for a nearly 1000 percent increase year-to-year.
The increase in hepatitis A in the state capital is
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