Some 264 people have been hospitalized, roughly 70% of them homeless, in an outbreak that began last NovemberFourteen people have died from an outbreak of hepatitis A in San Diego, and experts believe it to be the deadliest outbreak of the disease in the US in decades, the Guardian has learned. Yet in San Diego, 264 people have been hospitalized, roughly 70% of them homeless, in an outbreak that began last November, according to local health officials. Hepatitis A has a long incubation period – up to 28 days – which means people can spread the disease before they’re aware they’re infected. But good hygiene is difficult for someone who is homeless, when public restrooms are scarce and few are open 24 hours. County spokesperson Tom Christiansen said local public health officials are working with the the CDC and California department of public health to try to bring the outbreak under control.

Source: The Guardian August 28, 2017 10:01 UTC