How To Stop Spread Of Hepatitis A in Michigan: Patch PM

METRO DETROIT, MI — Last week, Oakland County health officials said an outbreak of Hepatitis A has killed 10 people since August 2016 and 190 cases of the disease have been confirmed in the city of Detroit, and Macomb, Oakland, Wayne, and St. Clair counties. It’s a 10-fold increase, something health officials are taking very seriously.

Ages of the reported Hepatitis A cases range from 21 to 86 years, with an average age of 44 years. Two-thirds of the cases (66 percent) are men, and nearly nine out of ten (87 percent) have been hospitalized. While no common source of the outbreak such as contaminated food or water has been identified, transmission does appear to be person-to-person through illicit drug use, sexual activity, and close contact among household members. Read the rest of the story here.

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