OH: 2018/2019 Hepatitis A

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Source: https://www.clevescene.com/scene-an...eres-a-sudden-increase-of-hepatitis-a-in-ohio


Tuesday, April 24, 2018
There's a Sudden Increase of Hepatitis A in Ohio
Posted By BJ Colangelo on Tue, Apr 24, 2018 at 3:13 PM

Ohio has been added to a growing list of states experiencing a spike in cases of Hepatitis A.

A release from the Greene County Public Health Commissioner on Tuesday notes there are currently 31 active cases in Ohio. To compare, there were only four reported cases around this time in 2017, two in 2016, and five in 2015...

 

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Source: http://www.13abc.com/content/news/O...-state-outbreak-of-Hepatitis-A-486297711.html



Ohio Department of Health issues state outbreak of Hepatitis A
By Michael Bratton |
Posted: Fri 5:11 PM, Jun 22, 2018 |
Updated: Fri 5:18 PM, Jun 22, 2018

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WTVG) - The Ohio Department of Health is issuing a statewide outbreak of Hepatitis A.

Health officials there are 79 reported cases of the infection statewide, which is almost double the number of cases reported during all of last year.

According to a release, the elevated numbers are due to recent outbreaks in the neighboring states of Michigan, Indiana, Kentucky and West Virginia...

 

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Source: http://www.toledoblade.com/local/2018/07/06/Henry-County-confirms-hepatitis-A-case.html


Henry County confirms hepatitis A case
BLADE STAFF
Published on July 6, 2018 | Updated 6:20 p. m.

The Henry County Health Department has confirmed a case of hepatitis A in a food handler at Taco Bell on Wood Drive in Napoleon.

Anyone who ate at the restaurant between June 11 and 28 may have been exposed to the virus and is encouraged to contact their health care provider to be assessed for vaccination or treatment...

 

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Source: http://www.wsaz.com/content/news/Hepatitis-A-case-confirmed-at-Gallipolis-restaurant-488651081.html


Hepatitis A case confirmed at Gallipolis restaurant
By WSAZ News Staff |
Posted: Thu 3:34 PM, Jul 19, 2018 |
Updated: Thu 3:47 PM, Jul 19, 2018

GALLIA COUNTY, Ohio (WSAZ) ? Two hepatitis A cases have been confirmed in Gallia County, including a food service worker, the county health department reports.

The food service worker case is at Arby?s along state Route 7 in Gallipolis, the health department said Thursday. It says that restaurant has temporarily closed to sanitize equipment.

That employee did not get the virus through any other Arby?s employees, the health department reports. It also say the company is cooperating fully with the case...

 

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Source: http://www.news-herald.com/general-...ts-first-resurgence-of-hepatitis-a-since-2014


Cincinnati reports first resurgence of Hepatitis A since 2014
By The Associated Press
Posted: 07/21/18, 4:37 PM EDT | Updated: 2 hrs ago


CINCINNATI >> The Cincinnati Health Department is working to prevent the spread of hepatitis A after its recent resurgence.

City health officials this year have confirmed the first cases of hepatitis A since 2014. They?ve identified five cases so far and are investigating six potential cases...

 

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Source: https://www.wcpo.com/news/local-new...mates-diagnosed-with-hepatitis-a-sheriff-says


2 Butler County inmates diagnosed with hepatitis A, sheriff says
WCPO Staff
2:25 PM, Aug 31, 2018

HAMILTON, Ohio -- Two inmates in the Butler County Jail have been diagnosed with hepatitis A, Sheriff Richard Jones announced Friday.

One of the inmates was hospitalized for abdominal pain and nausea Thursday, and then tested positive for the virus, authorities said in a news release. A second inmate was diagnosed a short time later after complaining of similar issues.

The sheriff, Hamilton City Health Department and Butler County Board of Health were vaccinating other inmates and staff as a precaution, authorities said.

The inmates are expected to make a full recovery...

 

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Source: https://www.daytondailynews.com/news/hepatitis-cases-surge-two-area-counties/kUuU25LGbi9BwaQSPXtYKN/

Hepatitis A cases surge in two area counties
Updated 1 hour ago
By Kaitlin Schroeder, Staff Writer

An outbreak of hepatitis A cases continue to rise statewide and two area counties have seen the biggest spike of the viral liver disease.

Butler and Montgomery counties have the highest case counts in Ohio, with 62 and 81 cases, respectively, as of Sept. 24, which is the latest state data available.

There have been 461 Ohio cases recorded this year. For 2012 to 2016, the median number of hepatitis A cases recorded in Ohio was 38 cases...

 

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Source: https://fox8.com/2018/10/18/first-h...iated-with-current-outbreak-reported-in-ohio/


First Hepatitis A death associated with current outbreak reported in Ohio
Posted 9:33 am, October 18, 2018, by Darcie Loreno


MONTGOMERY CO., Ohio ? The first death from Hepatitis A in the state of Ohio associated with the current outbreak has been reported in Montgomery County.

According to the Dayton and Montgomery County Department of Public Health, as of Oct. 15, there have been 113 cases of Hepatitis in Montgomery County and 666 in the state of Ohio. In Montgomery County in 2017, there was one case, and in 2016 there were no reported cases...

 

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Source: https://www.wkbn.com/news/local-new...-of-hepatitis-a-at-warren-location/1573674710

Taco Bell confirms case of hepatitis A at Warren location
An employee there tested positive for the illness, according to Taco Bell
By: Keely Loven
Posted: Nov 05, 2018 05:32 AM EST
Updated: Nov 05, 2018 06:07 AM EST

WARREN, Ohio - Taco Bell Corporation has confirmed with WKBN 27 First News that an employee in Warren has tested positive for hepatitis A.

Over the weekend, our newsroom received reports of an employee testing positive for hepatitis A at the Taco Bell location on Elm Road in Warren...

 

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Source: https://www.bizjournals.com/cincinn...cincinnati-grocery-worker-diagnosed-with.html

Greater Cincinnati grocery worker diagnosed with hepatitis A
The Felicity IGA is open for business, and a Clermont County official said the most recent inspections have documented proper hand washing and glove use by employees.
By Barrett J. Brunsman ? Staff reporter, Cincinnati Business Courier
Nov 15, 2018, 2:53pm EST Updated 2 hours ago

Clermont County health officials said today that an employee of the Felicity IGA grocery had been diagnosed with hepatitis A, and anyone who recently ate food from the deli was cautioned to be alert for symptoms of the virus.

Although the risk to patrons is extremely low, anyone who ate deli food from the store at 412 Light St. in the village of Felicity from Oct. 31 through Nov. 13 is urged to monitor for symptoms of the virus for up to 50 days...

 

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Source: https://www.bizjournals.com/cincinn...bakery-employee-diagnosed-with-hepatitis.html

West Side bakery employee diagnosed with hepatitis A
By Barrett J. Brunsman ? Staff reporter, Cincinnati Business Courier
Nov 20, 2018, 11:47am EST Updated 27 minutes ago

Hamilton County health officials said today that an employee of Regina Bakery in Miami Township had been diagnosed with hepatitis A, and anyone who recently ate food from the establishment was cautioned to be alert for symptoms of the virus.

The products of the bakery at 3805 Shady Lane are sold on site and also distributed to Meiners Meats in Delhi Township, Hatting?s Supermarket in Green Township, Regina Bakery-Cheviot, Hollywood Casino-Lawrenceburg, Humbert?s Meats (which has locations in Delhi Township and Bridgetown) and Avril-Bleh Meats in downtown Cincinnati.

Although the risk to patrons is low, anyone who ate food from the bakery from Oct. 30 through Nov. 10 is urged to monitor for symptoms of the virus for up to 50 days and consider getting vaccinated...

 

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Source: http://outbreaknewstoday.com/ohio-hepatitis-outbreak-nears-1000-cases-44543/


Ohio hepatitis A outbreak nears 1,000 cases
by News Desk
November 28, 2018

Ohio state health officials declared a hepatitis A outbreak over the summer after observing an increase in cases linked to certain risk factors since the beginning of 2018.

Since the declaration, the number of outbreak cases has nearly hit 1000. According to The Ohio Department of Health (ODH), 971 outbreak cases have been reported to date. One death has been reported.

Sixty-four percent of the cases required hospitalization...

 

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Source: https://spectrumnews1.com/oh/cincinnati/news/2019/01/03/hepatitis-a-outbreak

Hepatitis A Outbreak Ongoing Throughout Ohio
By Rod Hissong Ohio 3:20 PM ET Jan. 03, 2019

CINCINNATI, Ohio ? In June 2017, the Ohio Department of Health declared a Hepatitis A outbreak as cases across Ohio started to rise.

There were 1,311 reported cases of Hepatitis A in Ohio in 2018
Butler County has the highest number of cases
66 of Ohio's 88 counties reported at least one Hepatitis A case last year

Ohio typically averages a few dozen cases per year, but at the end of 2018, there were more than 1,300 reported cases.

Butler, Montgomery, Franklin and Hamilton counties reported the highest number...

 

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Source: http://lovelandmagazine.com/milford-ihop-employee-diagnosed-with-hepatitis-a/

Milford IHOP employee diagnosed with hepatitis A
By Loveland Magazine -
Jan 11, 2019

Milford, Ohio ? Clermont County Public Health has identified a case of hepatitis A in an employee at the IHOP restaurant at 5699 Romar Drive in Milford.

According to the Clermont County Board of Health the risk to patrons is extremely low. However, as a precaution they are asking anyone who has eaten at IHOP from December 25 ? December 31 to monitor for symptoms of the virus for up to 50 days...

 

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Source: https://www.daytondailynews.com/news/hepatitis-outbreak-continues-grow-ohio/gMN5nXXQwgyXf02611mH0K/


Hepatitis A outbreak continues to grow in Ohio
Montgomery and Butler counties have the highest number of cases in the state.
Updated 22 hours ago
By Holly Shively, Staff Writer

Ohio has topped more than 1,500 cases of hepatitis A since June, and the outbreak is still growing in parts of the state.

New cases of the illness appear across Ohio daily. Montgomery and Butler counties tally some of the highest counts, with a combined more than 450 cases. Franklin and Hamilton counties also reported more than 100 cases each.

The epidemic is slowing in those areas hit first and hardest, including in both Montgomery and Butler counties, but it doesn?t mean the outbreak is nearing an end.

Across the state, a normal year would have roughly 45 occurrences. There have been nearly 50 in the last week alone and 1,531 in the past eight months, said the state?s epidemiologist Sietske de Fijter.

In other parts of Ohio that weren?t hit as hard initially and didn?t start prevention efforts as early, the rate of new cases is still on the rise and haven?t peaked yet, de Fijter said...

Local health departments are making major pushes to vaccinate at-risk individuals and those who work closely with them, including on-site clinics at homeless shelters, rehabilitation facilities and prisons...

 

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Source: https://odh.ohio.gov/wps/portal/gov...oterrorism-investigation-team/news/newsevent1
[h=2]Outbreak Case Statistics[/h] (Information will updated each Monday by 2:00 PM)

[h=2]Ohio Hepatitis A Outbreak Cases by County (February 4, 2019):[/h]

[h=2]Hepatitis A Outbreak Summary (February 4, 2019):[/h]

• Number of cases: 1595
• Illness onset range: 01/05/2018 ? 01/31/2019
• Age range: 2-81 years
• Gender: 60% male
• Number of hospitalizations: 1001 (63%)
• Number of deaths: 5
• Number of counties with cases: 67 (76%)

 

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Source: https://www.wdtn.com/news/health-news/statewide-community-outbreak-of-hepatitis-declared/1791592865

Statewide community outbreak of hepatitis declared
By: NBC4 Staff
Posted: Feb 18, 2019 09:55 AM EST
Updated: Feb 18, 2019 09:55 AM EST

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) - The Ohio Department of Health has declared a statewide community outbreak of hepatitis A after observing an increase in cases linked to certain risk factors since the beginning of 2018.

Since January 2018 to February 11, 2019, Ohio has seen 1,657 cases of hepatitis A according to the Ohio Health Department.

Sixty percent of those people with the virus in Ohio were hospitalized, and five people have died.

Sixty-eight of the 88 counties in Ohio have had confirmed cases of hepatitis A, and four counties have seen more than 90 cases each...

 

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Source: https://www.nbc4i.com/news/local-ne...ker-tests-positive-for-hepatitis-a/1846267510

Franklin County Jail kitchen worker tests positive for Hepatitis A
By: NBC4 Staff
Posted: Mar 13, 2019 04:33 PM EDT
Updated: Mar 13, 2019 04:33 PM EDT

COLUMBUS (WCMH) -- An inmate assigned to work in the kitchen at the Franklin County Jail on Jackson Pike has tested positive for Hepatitis A.

According to the Franklin County Sheriff's Office, jail staff observed signs and symptoms consistent with Hepatitis A on March 9 and immediately took precautionary measures. The inmate was placed in medical isolation and all kitchen staff was vaccinated.

Columbus Public Health was notified after positive test results on March 11...

 

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Source: https://www.news5cleveland.com/news/...atitis-a-cases

Summit County Public Health officials warn of 'alarming increase' in hepatitis A cases
Posted: 11:51 AM, Apr 10, 2019
Updated: 11:51 AM, Apr 10, 2019
By: Drew Scofield

An “alarming increase” in Summit County hepatitis A cases has prompted health officials to issue an alert reminding residents to get vaccinated.

According to Summit County Public Health, an outbreak of national hepatitis A cases across 18 states has been on the rise since 2016. As of last month, there have been 15,000 reported cases, 8,500 hospitalizations, and 140 deaths across the country.

Last year, the Ohio Department of Health issued a warning and declared a statewide outbreak. Since 2018, there have been 2,044 Ohio cases reported, 1,259 hospitalizations and seven deaths.


Since the start of this year, a total of 32 cases has been reported in Summit County and 19 of those have been connected to the nationwide outbreak...

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Source: http://www.wfmj.com/story/40283983/four-new-hepatitis-a-cases-reported-in-valley



Four new hepatitis A cases reported in Valley
Posted: Apr 10, 2019 10:00 AM EDT
Updated: Apr 10, 2019 10:18 AM EDT
By Mike Gauntner, Online Content Manager

COLUMBUS, Ohio -

The number of hepatitis A cases have grown to 21 in the Valley as the Ohio Department of Health continues monitoring a statewide outbreak of the virus.

From April 1 to April 7, the number of hepatitis A cases grew from 2,044 to 2,077 across the state.

Cases increased from 13 to 15 in Trumbull County and from 3 to 5 in Mahoning County. The one case in Columbiana County remained unchanged from the previous week.

State health officials declared a statewide community outbreak of hepatitis A after observing an increase in cases linked to certain risk factors since the beginning of 2018...

 

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Source: https://odh.ohio.gov/wps/portal/gov...ram/Hepatitis-A-Statewide-Community-Outbreak/
[h=2]Outbreak Case Statistics[/h] (Information will updated each Monday by 2:00 PM)

[h=2]Ohio Hepatitis A Outbreak Cases by County (May 20, 2019):[/h]

[h=2]Hepatitis A Outbreak Summary (May 20, 2019):[/h]

• Number of cases: 2298
• Illness onset range: 01/05/2018 ? 05/14/2019
• Age range: 1-84 years
• Gender: 61% male
• Number of hospitalizations: 1413 (61%)
• Number of deaths: 8
• Number of counties with cases: 76 (86%)