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CDC: Viral Hepatitis Surveillance Report Marks Increases in Hep B, Hep C
Posted on May 12, 2017
Blog: National Association of County & City Health Officials (NACCHO)
On May 11, 2017, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced new preliminary viral hepatitis surveillance data showing that hepatitis B infections in the U.S. increased 20.7% in 2015 and the number of new hepatitis C infections reported to CDC nearly tripled between 2010 and 2015, reaching a 15-year high. CDC estimates that about […]