State laboratory tests confirmed this week that five cases of the Hepatitis A virus reported in Northern Lower Michigan have officially been linked to the larger Southeast Michigan Outbreak of Hepatitis A. Four of these cases have been reported in Grand Traverse County and one in Leelanau County.
Since August 1, 2016, there have been
The Wyoming Department of Health (WDH) and the Casper-Natrona County Health Department continue to investigate a growing Natrona County hepatitis A outbreak that began in October.
Since October, 14 cases have been confirmed among Natrona County residents, which is a significant increase over the usual total for Wyoming. Previously, the long-term average statewide was two
The Detroit Health Department recommends all food establishments get their employees vaccinated.
To support this effort, the Detroit Health Department is launching a mobile vaccination clinic program to provide easy and convenient access for Detroit food establishments to vaccinate their employees.
The Department will set up clinics throughout the City of Detroit, where clusters of
Likely Linked to broader hepatitis A outbreak in area.
Salt Lake County Health Department (SLCoHD) announced today that customers of the 7-Eleven convenience store at 2666 West 7800 South in West Jordan who used the restroom at the store or consumed certain items on specific dates should contact the health department for information about receiving
The two largest reported outbreaks of Hepatitis A are offering in San Diego and Southern Michigan.
San Diego
| Cases | Deaths | Hospitalizations |
| 507 | 19 (3.7%) | 351 (69%) |
Southern Michigan
| Cases | Hospitalizations | Deaths |
| 397 | 320 (85.6%) | 15 (4.0%) |
Thanks to HepMag.com for a great summary of ongoing hepatitis A outbreaks going on in the US.
California
Public health officials first detected the hepatitis A outbreak in November 2016 and as of July 21, 2017, 251 cases and 5 deaths have been reported in San Diego. Those affected have largely been homeless individuals, which
A comprehensive hepatitis A vaccination program established in Alaska in the 1990s, which became a requirement for school entry in 2001, has virtually wiped out the virus in the native peoples of Alaska, where it had been endemic.
Data from the program is being presented at this year’s World Indigenous Peoples’ Conference on Viral Hepatitis
THE HEPATITIS A VIRUS
Exposure to hepatitis A virus (“HAV”) can cause an acute infection of the liver that is typically mild and resolves on its own.[1] The symptoms and duration of illness vary a great deal, with many persons showing no symptoms at all.[2] Fever and jaundice are two of the symptoms
Oakland County Jail officials are warning inmates incarcerated there earlier this month that they may have been exposed to hepatitis A.
A male prisoner in the jail tested positive for the virus, an infection of the liver which can lead to liver failure in people with a weak immune system. It’s caused by a virus
Forty-two hepatitis A cases have been reported in the San Diego region since November 2016, more than four times the monthly average typically reported, the County Health and Human Services Agency announced today.
Thirty-six people were hospitalized and two died from the disease. Twenty-three cases are men, and the cases range in age from 26