Hepatitis A -- United States
When hearing about hepatitis A, many people think about contaminated food and water. However, in the United States, hepatitis A is more commonly spread from person to person. Since March 2017, CDC's Division of Viral Hepatitis (DVH) has been assisting multiple state and local health departments with hepatitis A outbreaks, spread through person-to-person contact.
The hepatitis A vaccine is the best way to prevent HAV [hepatitis A virus] infection.
The following groups are at highest risk
Read more about it at HealthMap Global Disease Alerts via http://healthmap.org/ln.php?6833258&promed&0
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