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Hepatitis A outbreak in North Carolina centered in Mecklenburg County
June 19, 2019 by Rose Hoban Leave a Comment
North Carolina is one of 22 states to declare an outbreak of the viral infection, which can produce symptoms, including fatigue, low appetite, stomach pain, nausea, and jaundice. A vaccine avoids all that.
By Yen Duong
Fourteen months into a widespread outbreak of hepatitis A, Mecklenburg County continues to see new cases of the viral infection.
North Carolina, and Mecklenburg County in particular, is part of a national trend?since 2017, 22 states have reported hepatitis A outbreaks, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
?We are not seeing the numbers that they are seeing in some of the other states? some of them are seeing numbers in the thousands,? said Dr. Meg Sullivan, medical director of Mecklenburg County Public Health, which has recorded 33 cases and one death since the outbreak began in April 2018. In contrast, Mecklenburg saw only four cases over the previous 14-month period. ?We are doing everything we can to prevent that number from getting up to those high numbers.?...
Hepatitis A outbreak in North Carolina centered in Mecklenburg County
June 19, 2019 by Rose Hoban Leave a Comment
North Carolina is one of 22 states to declare an outbreak of the viral infection, which can produce symptoms, including fatigue, low appetite, stomach pain, nausea, and jaundice. A vaccine avoids all that.
By Yen Duong
Fourteen months into a widespread outbreak of hepatitis A, Mecklenburg County continues to see new cases of the viral infection.
North Carolina, and Mecklenburg County in particular, is part of a national trend?since 2017, 22 states have reported hepatitis A outbreaks, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
?We are not seeing the numbers that they are seeing in some of the other states? some of them are seeing numbers in the thousands,? said Dr. Meg Sullivan, medical director of Mecklenburg County Public Health, which has recorded 33 cases and one death since the outbreak began in April 2018. In contrast, Mecklenburg saw only four cases over the previous 14-month period. ?We are doing everything we can to prevent that number from getting up to those high numbers.?...