The Hep-a outbreak in San Diego began in November 2016. Vaccination and education programs among homeless and poor people are unable to reduce the level of infection.
Agency for health and social services County requests state help to Finance a new sanitation. Areas with a high concentration of homeless people receive dozens of portable stations for hand washing. Health workers will also use bleached water for washing contaminated surfaces.
As of Friday, about 15 people in San Diego died from epidemic hepatitis, and more than 350 patients infected.
There are concerns about the ability of the city to cope with the outbreak. Service Employees International Union claims that the County does not have enough community health workers to meet the demand for the growing epidemic.
Recall that hepatitis a (Botkin’s disease) — an acute infectious disease of the liver. According to the world health organization, most cases of hepatitis A spreads when an uninfected person ingests food or water contaminated with faeces of an infected person. The disease is closely associated with unsafe water or food, poor sanitation and poor personal hygiene.
