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Hepatitis Outbreak Puts More than 100 People in Hospital in Eastern Ukraine

September 25, 2001

A hepatitis outbreak in the eastern Ukrainian town of Torez sent 108 residents, including 16 children, to a local hospital. Victims began to arrive on Sept. 17, the Emergency Situations Ministry said. According to the Holos Ukrainy daily, health officials have warned town residents to improve hygiene, suspecting bad drinking water to be the cause of infection.


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09.25.01

  
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This article was provided by U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. It is a part of the publication CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update.
 

 

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