Kentucky Says Hepatitis A Outbreak Is At Tennessee Lake
Cherokee Lake in Hawkins County, Tennessee is apparently Ground Zero for the Hepatitis A outbreak we reported on in the previous post. The neighboring Kentucky River District Health Department says there have been eight confirmed cases of hepatitis A from people who live in or have recently visited the Tennessee lake. The health department is offering hepatitis A vaccines to anyone who has been to the lake since May 14th. “If you get vaccinated it can prevent this virus from happening even after exposure. It’s a very serious virus and it needs to be treated,” Kentucky River District Health Department’s Renee Neace said.
