Hepatitis A -- United States
The deadly hepatitis A outbreak in Louisville and other parts of Kentucky is now the worst in the nation. And the crisis hasn't crested. Statewide, at least 969 people have contracted the liver disease, state health officials confirmed [Wed 27 Jun 2018]. "It's the worst on record across the nation and in Kentucky," said Dr Jeff Howard, Kentucky Commissioner of Public Health.
Kentucky's confirmed cases have surpassed those in Michigan, which had 846 reported cases as of 20 Jun 2018,
Read more about it at HealthMap Global Disease Alerts via http://healthmap.org/ln.php?5880740&promed&0
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