NH: 2019 Hepatitis A

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Source: https://www.dhhs.nh.gov/media/pr/2019/02052019-hep-a-outbreak.htm

NH in Early Stages of Hepatitis A Outbreak
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Issued by Bureau of Infectious Disease Control
Publish Date:
February 5, 2019

Concord, NH ? The New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) Division of Public Health Services (DPHS) is announcing a significant increase in the number of individuals in New Hampshire diagnosed with hepatitis A. Over the past three months, 13 new individuals have been diagnosed with acute hepatitis A infections, including 7 in January, compared to an average of 6 ? 7 people annually (range of 1-10 cases annually) over the past five years. This increase is concerning for the beginnings of an outbreak. These new diagnoses have occurred in residents residing across the southern part of our State in the counties of Hillsborough (5), Rockingham (3), Strafford (3), Cheshire (1), and Merrimack (1). Individuals who are at higher risk for hepatitis A are recommended to seek out the vaccine to protect against infection, and anybody wishing to protect themselves from hepatitis A is encouraged to talk with their healthcare provider about obtaining the vaccine, which is very safe and effective...

 

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Source: https://www.laconiadailysun.com/com...cle_0f96e578-6065-11e9-97af-0717ff4bad65.html

Hepatitis A outbreak in New Hampshire is accelerating
Apr 16, 2019 Updated 26 min ago

CONCORD ? The New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services? Division of Public Health Services has announced that there has been a significant increase in the number of people in New Hampshire diagnosed with hepatitis A.

The rate at which cases are being reported are concerning: 33 hepatitis A diagnoses were made in March alone. Since November, 79 people have been diagnosed with hepatitis A, compared to an average of six or seven people annually in recent years.

The hepatitis A cases diagnosed since November have occurred in the counties of Hillsborough (36), Strafford (17), Rockingham (10), Merrimack (10), Cheshire (2), Grafton (2), Sullivan (1) and Carroll (1). One person from Merrimack County has died...

 

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Source: https://www.nhpr.org/post/fight-hep...ealth-workers-bring-vaccines-streets#stream/0

To Fight Hepatitis Outbreak, Nashua's Public Health Workers Bring Vaccines To The Streets
By Jason Moon ? 1 minute ago

New Hampshire is in the midst of an outbreak of hepatitis A.

Since November, 142 people have been diagnosed with hepatitis A in the state and one person has died. In an average year in New Hampshire, just 7 people get the virus.

In Nashua, public health officials say a proactive approach is keeping the outbreak from getting much worse...

 

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Source: https://whdh.com/news/2-nh-state-prison-for-men-inmates-test-positive-for-hepatitis-a/

2 NH State Prison for Men inmates test positive for hepatitis A
Brooke Coupal
November 22, 2019

CONCORD, N.H. (WHDH) - Two inmates at the New Hampshire State Prison for Men in Concord have tested positive for hepatitis A, officials announced Thursday.

The two affected individuals recently returned to prison on a parole violation after engaging in high-risk activity in the community that likely caused their hepatitis A infection, according to the New Hampshire Department of Corrections...