As was feared the city of Los Angeles, the disease still occurred in the County.
Tuesday, September 19, the Department of health of Los Angeles was forced to declare on the outbreak of hepatitis A, what says KTLA.
Although the number of cases in the County is small, the problem is that they apparently purchased locally and are not associated with the epidemic in the districts of San Diego and Santa Cruz, according to a press release from the Department of public health County of Los Angeles.
At the moment, the district had identified 10 cases of the disease, and they are all recorded in individuals who live in shelters or do not have a place of residence. Such people are at risk, officials say.
Employee health services County of Los Angeles Jeffrey Gunzenhauser said that the government is working to provide free vaccines to people who are most at risk from the disease.
To minimize the risk of disease, residents of Los Angeles recommend any one to share your dishes, drinks, food, cigarettes and towels. It is also important to follow all the rules of hygiene: to wash hands thoroughly, especially after visiting public places.
We will remind that in connection with a complicated epidemiological situation, September 1, in the County of San Diego declared a state of emergency. There were 460 already known cases, 16 of them resulted in death. In the County of Santa Cruz authorities confirmed 70 cases of infection.
