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NC reports the first death from Hepatitis A outbreak
By John Murawski
November 06, 2018 01:10 PM
Updated 1 hour 21 minutes ago
North Carolina has reported its first death from Hepatitis A, a virus-borne infection that can be prevented by vaccination.
The death, which occurred in October, is part of a multistate outbreak of the potentially fatal disease, the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services said Tuesday...
...This year, North Carolina had reported 64 hepatitis cases as of Oct. 31.
The state?s annual average for total hepatitis infections between 2013 and 2107 was 41 hepatitis cases a year.
Of the 37 cases associated with the outbreak, 20 have been reported in Mecklenburg County. Six have been reported in the Triangle: three in Wake County, two in Johnston and one in Durham...
NC reports the first death from Hepatitis A outbreak
By John Murawski
November 06, 2018 01:10 PM
Updated 1 hour 21 minutes ago
North Carolina has reported its first death from Hepatitis A, a virus-borne infection that can be prevented by vaccination.
The death, which occurred in October, is part of a multistate outbreak of the potentially fatal disease, the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services said Tuesday...
...This year, North Carolina had reported 64 hepatitis cases as of Oct. 31.
The state?s annual average for total hepatitis infections between 2013 and 2107 was 41 hepatitis cases a year.
Of the 37 cases associated with the outbreak, 20 have been reported in Mecklenburg County. Six have been reported in the Triangle: three in Wake County, two in Johnston and one in Durham...