J.M. Hirsch of the Associated Press reports that, according to health officials Thursday, a spike in hepatitis A infections has become an outbreak after efforts to vaccinate at-risk populations earlier this year failed to control the spread of the virus.
So far this year the state has confirmed 48 cases, more than half of which
Hepatitis A cases on rise in N.H.
Sun Staff Writer Elise Comtois reports that hepatitis A cases in New Hampshire are already double the normal number.
Hepatitis A is a liver disease that can cause a person to be ill for months. There have been 48 cases of the virus reported this year, much higher than the normal 15 or 20 per