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Hepatitis A cases up 50% in Kentucky this year
By WKYT News Staff |
Posted: Thu 3:29 PM, Nov 30, 2017
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - Kentucky health officials say they are seeing a dramatic rise in Hepatitis A cases compared to previous years. The Kentucky Department of Public Health says they have 31 reported cases of 'acute' Hepatitis A this year; that's a 50% increase over the yearly average of 20 cases.
The department has declared an outbreak of the virus. The cases are spread throughout several Kentucky counties including Fayette County...
Hepatitis A cases up 50% in Kentucky this year
By WKYT News Staff |
Posted: Thu 3:29 PM, Nov 30, 2017
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - Kentucky health officials say they are seeing a dramatic rise in Hepatitis A cases compared to previous years. The Kentucky Department of Public Health says they have 31 reported cases of 'acute' Hepatitis A this year; that's a 50% increase over the yearly average of 20 cases.
The department has declared an outbreak of the virus. The cases are spread throughout several Kentucky counties including Fayette County...