Day: May 17, 2019

Infection-control activist calls for timely outbreak notifications, comprehensive tracking, aggressive containment and vaccines

OPINION By Dr. Kevin Kavanagh I live in Kentucky, a state with the nation’s largest hepatitis A outbreak, an emerging measles outbreak and a governor who said he exposed his...

By Al Cross Published May 17, 2019 HEALTH POLICY, YOUR HEALTH
Hepatitis outbreak is declining in Ky., but we are still finding more in a week than we once got in a year; 57 have died from it in state

The good news about hepatitis in Kentucky is that the number of hepatitis A cases is dropping. The bad news is that there are still as many cases each week...

By Al Cross Published May 17, 2019 FEATURED, HEALTH POLICY, YOUR HEALTH

Infection-control activist calls for timely outbreak notifications, comprehensive tracking, aggressive containment and vaccines