Epidemiology (HAV)

Health Officials Report Fewer People Contracting HAV

Published in Medical Letter on the CDC and FDA, June 28th, 1999

Utah health officials reported that hepatitis A is on a rapid retreat only three years after an outbreak of the virus swept across the state.

In 1995, Utah had an incidence nearly five times the national average. But with an 80 percent decline in cases between 1996 and 1998, Utah has fallen back in line with the rest of the country. And in 1999, the state could fare even better, dropping below the national rate. Only 15 cases have been reported statewide for the first three months of 1999, compared with 49 during the same period in 1998.

Hepatitis A attacks the liver and is commonly spread through household or sexual contact, daycare centers, use...

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