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New Mexico: Hepatitis A cases

Shiloh

Editor, Senior Moderator
Source: https://www.kob.com/health-news/hepatitis-a-outbreak-concerns-nm-health-officials/5181692/

Hepatitis A outbreak concerns NM health officials
Emily Jaceks
December 17, 2018 06:38 AM

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.- Health officials in New Mexico are worried about the spread of hepatitis A.

?Currently we have 13 acute laboratory-confirmed cases of hepatitis A in Bernalillo County. The vast majority are in the City of Albuquerque,? said Dr. Chad Smelser, deputy state epidemiologist with the New Mexico Department of Health.

And that's just in a two-month span. That?s a big concern considering New Mexico typically only sees about 10 cases of the liver infection a year...
 
[h=1]2nd death in Bernalillo County linked to hepatitis A virus[/h]
Updated 3:52 pm EDT, Monday, May 13, 2019

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) ? New Mexico Department of Health officials have confirmed 103 acute hepatitis A virus infections since last October with two associated deaths in Bernalillo County.




An acute case of hepatitis A infection also has been confirmed in Santa Fe County.

more...

https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/2nd-death-in-Bernalillo-County-linked-to-13841702.php

 
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