The Ohio Department of Health (ODH) declared a statewide community outbreak in June 2018 after observing an increase in hepatitis A cases. Hepatitis A is a vaccine-preventable liver disease that usually spreads when a person ingests fecal matter - even in microscopic amounts - from contact with objects, food or drinks contaminated by the stool of an infected person. Hepatitis A can also be spread from close personal contact

Jakarta - Gempa bumi yang melanda provinsi Nusa Tenggara Barat (NTB) pada Juli 2018 lalu mengakibatkan kerusakan yang cukup parah termasuk rusaknya sarana kesehatan seperti puskesmas.

PACITAN, KOMPAS.com - Berdasarkan data terbaru dari Dinas Kesehatan Kabupaten Pacitan, Jawa Timur, Sabtu (6/7/2019), penderita hepatitis-A di wilayah tersebut mencapai 1.068 jiwa.

(HealthDay)—The number of Americans infected with hepatitis A has grown nearly 300% in just three years, health officials reported Thursday.

The staggering increase has come despite an effective vaccine and is seen mostly among drug abusers