State to post regular hepatitis A outbreak updates online | KHON2

As of July 12, the state has confirmed 52 cases of hepatitis A on Oahu.

Source: State to post regular hepatitis A outbreak updates online | KHON2 (http://www.khon2.com/2016/07/18/state-to-post-regular-hepatitis-a-updates-online/).

Accessed on 19 July 2016, 14:28 hrs, UTC.

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Comment:

The Hawaii Department of Health has begun a website to post updates and information on Oahu’s hepatitis A outbreak:

http://www.health.hawaii.gov/decd/hepatitis-a-outbreak-2016.

As of 12 July 2016, the state health department has confirmed 52 cases of hepatitis A on Oahu.  The source of the infection is under investigation.

Two restaurants on Oahu had employees who tested positive for the infection:

Baskin-Robbins in the Waikele Center.

Taco Bell in Waipio.

Those who dined at these restaurants during the past month are encouraged to get a hepatitis A vaccination.

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