The Ashland-Boyd County Health Department in Kentucky is investigating a recent Hepatitis A case in the community. The agency says a worker at the Burger King on Winchester Avenue had the disease. According to a press release, persons who went through the drive-thru multiple times during the given time frame or have low immunity would
November 2010
Alaska leads Nation in Hepatitis A Vaccines
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According to the journal Vaccine, Alaska health officials said the state’s hepatitis A vaccination program (a program that we have advocated for several years around the country) has virtually wiped out hepatitis A infections in the state. Officials also said the program has cut down on the rates of the disease among Alaska Natives from…
Four Hepatitis A Illnesses in Cabell, Jackson and Wayne County West Virginia
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West Virginia health officials have confirmed four cases of hepatitis A in Cabell, Jackson and Wayne counties in the past few weeks.
The four cases were reported between Oct. 16 and 24, according to a health alert released by the West Virginia Bureau for Public Health.
“Hepatitis A is not something that you see much…