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Use of Molecular Epidemiology to Inform Response to a Hepatitis A Outbreak - Los Angeles County, California, October 2018-April 2019.
MMWR. Morbidity and mortality weekly report - 3 Jul 2020
Haddix Meredith, Civen Rachel, Hacker Jill K, Probert Will, New Sarah, Green Nicole, Hemarajata Peera, Gounder Prabhu
Abstract excerpt
Los Angeles County comprises 4,058 square miles and is home to approximately 10 million residents (1), an estimated 59,000 (0.6%) of whom experience homelessness on a given night (2). In late 2018, Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (LAC DPH) was notified of a case of hepatitis A virus (HAV) infection in a person experiencing homelessness. LAC DPH conducted an investigation to determine the source of...
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