American Airlines Passengers May Have Been Exposed to Hepatitis A
TUESDAY, Oct. 8, 2019 -- Passengers on several American Airline flights in the United States may have been exposed to hepatitis A by a flight attendant, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says.
The CDC said the flight attendant had... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - October 8, 2019 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Hepatitis A On American Airlines Flight, How Flight Conditions Could Make Things Worse
This is what happened to a " plane full of people " on a flight from San Francisco to Charlotte (Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News)
Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News - October 7, 2019 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Bruce Y. Lee, Contributor Source Type: news
1971 to 2017 Saw 32 Drinking Water Hepatitis A Outbreaks
FRIDAY, Sept. 6, 2019 -- Thirty-two outbreaks of hepatitis A associated with drinking water were identified during 1971 to 2017, and all occurred before 2010, according to research published in the Sept. 6 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - September 6, 2019 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Impact of Public Health Interventions on Drinking Water-Associated Outbreaks of Hepatitis A - United States, 1971-2017
This report analyzes drinking water-associated hepatitis A outbreaks reported to the Waterborne Disease and Outbreak Surveillance System during 1971-2017. (Source: CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report)
Source: CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report - September 5, 2019 Category: American Health Tags: Drinking Water Hepatitis A MMWR Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report Outbreaks Source Type: news
Infectious Diseases A--Z: What you should know about hepatitis A
There is a widespread outbreak of hepatitis A in communities across the U.S. "Hepatitis A is a highly contagious virus that can cause infection and inflammation in the liver," says Dr. Stacey Rizza, an infectious diseases specialist at Mayo Clinic. "It's transmitted through food, water, and through an oral-fecal route." Anyone who has not been vaccinated is [...] (Source: News from Mayo Clinic)
Source: News from Mayo Clinic - August 18, 2019 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: news
Hepatitis A Races Across the Country Hepatitis A Races Across the Country
The virus continues its march across the nation, with Florida and Philadelphia the latest areas to declare public health emergencies.Kaiser Health News (Source: Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines)
Source: Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines - August 13, 2019 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Infectious Diseases News Source Type: news
Medical News Today: Hepatitis A becomes health emergency in Florida
The state of Florida has declared the current hepatitis A outbreak a 'public health emergency,' and officials encourage inhabitants to get vaccinated. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - August 5, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Liver Disease / Hepatitis Source Type: news
Hepatitis A crises declared in Florida and Philadelphia as rates soar nationwide
Rates are also high in other states, including Kentucky, with 4,793 this year so far; Ohio with 3,220; West Virginia with 2,528; and Tennessee with 2,022. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - August 2, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Florida latest place to declare emergency over hepatitis A
Officials in Florida have declared a public health emergency over a rising number of hepatitis A cases, the latest part of the country dealing with outbreaks of the liver disease (Source: ABC News: Health)
Source: ABC News: Health - August 2, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Health Source Type: news
How Hepatitis A Is Now An Emergency In Philadelphia
Florida has declared an emergency as well. These are the states that have active Hepatitis A outbreaks. (Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News)
Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News - August 2, 2019 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Bruce Y. Lee, Contributor Source Type: news
Namibia: Viral Hepatitis - Are You One of the Missing Millions?
[New Era] Yesterday, the world observed World Hepatitis Day under the theme 'Find the missing millions'. The event aimed to raise global awareness about viral hepatitis, a group of infectious diseases known as viral Hepatitis A (HAV), B (HBV), C (HCV), D (HDV) and E (HEV). According to the World Health Organization (WHO), HBV and HCV are the most common ones. In fact, WHO cautions that 325 million people worldwide are living with the two infections. Organisations, such as the Centers for Disease Control and Preventi (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - July 31, 2019 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Tampa Bay area counties lead in hepatitis A cases as another 53 are reported statewide
Florida had 53 new hepatitis A cases reported last week, bringing the total number of cases since January to 2,034, according to the state Department of Health.
Pasco and Pinellas counties continued to lead the state in the number of reported cases, with 358 in Pasco and 328 in Pinellas as of Saturday. Manatee County led the state in the number of new suspected cases last week with six.
Others with increases included Lee and Volusia counties, which each had five new cases.
The state data includes… (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines - July 30, 2019 Category: Biotechnology Source Type: news
Liberia: 'Liberia Risks Disease Outbreaks Amid Sanitation Problem'
[Observer] Prominent biomedical scientist and social activist, Dr. Dougbeh Christopher Nyan, has said that, "a major outbreak of Cholera and Hepatitis A infection may be looming over Liberia, if the government does not urgently address the proper disposal of mountains of garbage and solid wastes that has accumulated and sits in and around the Capital, Monrovia and its environs." (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - July 17, 2019 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Kenya: 10 Students Admitted After Hepatitis a Outbreak At Embu School
[Nation] Ten students were hospitalised on Thursday following a hepatitis A at Moi High School Mbiruri in Embu County. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - July 11, 2019 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Hepatitis A outbreak: Rise in Florida Hepatitis cases - what are symptoms of hepatitis?
HEPATITIS A has broken out in Florida, with cases in the US state rising above normal levels. What are the symptoms of Hepatitis? (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - July 11, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
