San Diego County is monitoring an increase in hepatitis A cases, with five recent confirmed cases and one death, health officials said Tuesday.
All the confirmed cases saw the onset of illness between Jan. 10 and Feb. 6., according to the San Diego County Health and Human Services Agency. Three of the cases were among people experiencing homelessness, including the person who died.
According to the HHSA, there are"no known direct contacts and the five cases do not meet the definition of an outbreak as the county normally sees two to three cases per month.""As a long-time health care advocate, I understand the importance of being out in front and transparent with the public about potential threats to the public health," Board of Supervisors Chairwoman Nora Vargas said.
Officials are cautious about the illness, just a few years after a deadly outbreak of hepatitis A infected 592 people and killed 20 from late 2016 through October 2018.
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