Articles tagged as: hepatitis A
July 17, 2018
State Recommends Hepatitis A Vaccine For Those Who Ate At Centerville Casey's
The Indiana State Department of Health says people who ate prepared food from the Casey's General Store in Centerville earlier this month may have been exposed to Hepatitis A.
Read MoreJuly 11, 2018
Health Dept. Reports First Indiana Death Associated With Hep-A Outbreak
Hepatitis A is a highly-contagious liver disease that can be spread through fecal-oral means.
Read MoreJuly 9, 2018
Lawrence County Busing Veterans To Bloomington For Hep A Vaccine
More Hoosiers are looking to get vaccinated as the number of hepatitis A cases associated with an outbreak in Indiana surpasses 200. Demand is especially high in counties seeing an abnormal increase in cases.
Read MoreJune 29, 2018
What's Being Done To Stop The Spread of Hepatitis A In Indiana?
Indiana has had 148 cases since November, according to the most recent data from the Indiana State Department of Health.
Read MoreJune 28, 2018
Counties Grapple With Addressing, Preventing Hepatitis A
Indiana usually sees an average of 20 cases a year, but the state says nearly 150 people have been diagnosed with a form of the virus linked to a multi-state outbreak since November.
Read MoreMay 4, 2018
Southern Indiana Officials Fight Hepatitis A Outbreak
Officials in Floyd and Clark counties are working to vaccinate more people, with a focus on high-risk populations such as homeless people and jail inmates.
Read MoreApril 23, 2018
Vaccines Urged For Travelers To Kentucky, Michigan
Indiana health officials are advising residents to get vaccinated for hepatitis A if their summer plans include visits to Kentucky or Michigan.
Read MoreMarch 27, 2018
Indiana Investigating Increase In Hepatitis A Cases
The Indiana State Department of Health said Monday that 17 cases of hepatitis A have been confirmed statewide in the past month, including 11 in Clark and Floyd counties.
Read MoreMay 8, 2017
Experts Urge Indiana Residents To Get Tested For Hepatitis
The State Department of Health says reported acute hepatitis C cases have risen by 400 percent since 2010.
Read MoreNovember 15, 2016
Hepatitis A Outbreak May Be Linked To Frozen Strawberries
So far, eight restaurants in Marion, Hamilton, and Hendricks counties have received the recalled strawberries and served them within the last two weeks.
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