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Published September 25 2010
State officials worried about outbreak of hepatitis in Hastings
Minnesota News
- An outbreak of hepatitis C in the Hastings area has fanned concerns here about the use of heroin by young adults in Hastings.
By: Chad Richardson - Hastings Star Gazette, Pierce County Herald
HASTINGS, Minn. - An outbreak of hepatitis C in the Hastings area has fanned concerns here about the use of heroin by young adults in Hastings.
Over the summer, the Minnesota Department of Health learned that 12 Hastings-area residents were diagnosed with the disease. More often than not, the disease is spread by sharing drug needles. The 12 residents range in age from 16 to 26.
A total of 16 cases were reported in Dakota County during the first half of 2009. In all of 2008, there were eight cases...
Published September 25 2010
State officials worried about outbreak of hepatitis in Hastings
Minnesota News
- An outbreak of hepatitis C in the Hastings area has fanned concerns here about the use of heroin by young adults in Hastings.
By: Chad Richardson - Hastings Star Gazette, Pierce County Herald
HASTINGS, Minn. - An outbreak of hepatitis C in the Hastings area has fanned concerns here about the use of heroin by young adults in Hastings.
Over the summer, the Minnesota Department of Health learned that 12 Hastings-area residents were diagnosed with the disease. More often than not, the disease is spread by sharing drug needles. The 12 residents range in age from 16 to 26.
A total of 16 cases were reported in Dakota County during the first half of 2009. In all of 2008, there were eight cases...