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Second, separate potential Hepatitis A case among Buffalo's homeless
By Spectrum News Staff | February 8, 2018 @3:03 PM
BUFFALO, N.Y. -- A second, separate potential case of Hepatitis A among Buffalo's homeless population is much more serious than the potential Hep A exposure at a suburban restaurant and senior living center Erie County officials warned about earlier this week.
A homeless person was hospitalized this week, and with a "significant risk of exposure to Buffalo City Mission residents and staff," a clinic was set up for Friday, with vaccines for people who visited between January 24 and February 4.
Two days ago, county health officials announced people who ate at Al-E-Oops in Lancaster or the Brookdale assisted living facility in Williamsville in mid-to-late January might have been exposed to Hepatitis A. Health officials stress the potential cases are separate, and that this one is much more serious, as similar conditions led to outbreaks in Detroit and San Diego...
Second, separate potential Hepatitis A case among Buffalo's homeless
By Spectrum News Staff | February 8, 2018 @3:03 PM
BUFFALO, N.Y. -- A second, separate potential case of Hepatitis A among Buffalo's homeless population is much more serious than the potential Hep A exposure at a suburban restaurant and senior living center Erie County officials warned about earlier this week.
A homeless person was hospitalized this week, and with a "significant risk of exposure to Buffalo City Mission residents and staff," a clinic was set up for Friday, with vaccines for people who visited between January 24 and February 4.
Two days ago, county health officials announced people who ate at Al-E-Oops in Lancaster or the Brookdale assisted living facility in Williamsville in mid-to-late January might have been exposed to Hepatitis A. Health officials stress the potential cases are separate, and that this one is much more serious, as similar conditions led to outbreaks in Detroit and San Diego...