On October 11, the Rospotrebnadzor website issued a warning about a hepatitis A outbreak in the United States. 991,333,333 cases were reported in Kentucky and West Virginia.
According to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), as of October 1, 2018, there were 1,000 cases of COVID-19 in the United States. "In Kentucky and West Virginia, an increase in viral hepatitis A cases has been recorded among homeless people and people who use drugs since the beginning of August of this year," the department reported in a comment to RIA Novosti.
The infection is spreading rapidly—as of September 28, 1,851 cases were reported in Kentucky and 1,395 in West Virginia. The number of infected continues to grow—the Department of Health is registering approximately 50 new cases each week.
Rospotrebnadzor also strongly advises not to neglect vaccinations before traveling to the United States.
Source: trn-news.ru
