Health officials probe hepatitis A outbreak in SE Michigan

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Source: http://www.detroitnews.com/story/ne...s-probe-hepatitis-outbreak-se-mich/103494750/



Health officials probe hepatitis A outbreak in SE Mich.
Charles E. Ramirez , The Detroit News Published 10:43 a.m. ET July 7, 2017 | Updated 11:27 a.m. ET July 7, 2017

State health officials said Friday they and local public health departments are investigating an outbreak of hepatitis A cases in Southeast Michigan that?s resulted in 10 deaths.

Between Aug. 1, 2016 and June 26, 2017, there have been nearly 190 cases of hepatitis A confirmed in Detroit as well as Macomb, Oakland, Wayne and St. Clair counties, according to the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services. The number of cases is up ten-fold from the same period a year before...

 

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Source: http://www.clickondetroit.com/healt...ongoing-hepatitis-a-outbreak-in-metro-detroit

Health Department issues warning about ongoing Hepatitis A outbreak in Metro Detroit
Nearly 200 confirmed cases of Hepatitis A in Southeast Michigan
By Frank McGeorge - Reporter , Derick Hutchinson
Posted: 6:15 PM, July 18, 2017
Updated: 6:15 PM, July 18, 2017


DETROIT - The state Health Department is asking health care providers and other agencies for help stopping an ongoing outbreak of Hepatitis A in Southeast Michigan.

Over the past year, there have been nearly 200 confirmed cases of Hepatitis A in Detroit, Macomb County, Oakland County, St. Clair County and Wayne County. It marks a tenfold increase over the same period a year ago.

The outbreak has led to 10 deaths, and 90 percent of affected people have been hospitalized...