Hepatitis outbreak spreads through Somogy County

By: HATC
2006-08-24

Three people infected with the hepatitis A virus have been rushed to Kaposv*r hospital, bringing the overall number treated against the disease to 16. All those affected live in Istv*ndi, Somogy county, where the epidemic broke out two weeks ago.

Tests show that a failure to observe hygiene may have caused the infection, which was contracted by residents of houses without electricity or running water.

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