Hepatitis A is now considered to be an outbreak in Los Angeles County – IOTW Report

Hepatitis A is now considered to be an outbreak in Los Angeles County

KTLA:
After a rise in cases throughout the last year, the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health is declaring an outbreak of hepatitis A.

According to public health, hepatitis A cases tripled from 2023 to 2024, with 165 cases reported in the county last year. As many as 29 have been reported in 2025 so far.

Hepatitis A is found in the stool of infected persons and is transmitted through the fecal-oral route. It can be spread through close person-to-person contact and through contaminated food or drink, public health warns.

Because of its transmission methods, hepatitis A is especially prevalent among unhoused people as they have less access to sanitation like handwashing and toilets.

Public health recommends residents make sure they’re sanitizing, and to check if they’re vaccinated against hepatitis A.
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7 Comments on Hepatitis A is now considered to be an outbreak in Los Angeles County

  1. They had a Hepatitis break out in the central valley about 2 years ago. And they strait up blamed the illegal population. It doesn’t take a rocket surgeon to figure that out.

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  2. We had a minor hepatitis outbreak in my Navy fighter squadron VF-114 in 1974. All the enlisted sailors in the squadron got hepatitis shots, I don’t know if the officers did. And I don’t know how it started but they put a quick end to it lest it spread thru out the squadron.

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