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Hepatitis A outbreak in Ukraine

Type of event:
Disease/Outbreak

Victims

Wounded

141

Date

October 29, 2023

What happened

Schools will move to an online regime starting after a Hepatitis A outbreak sent scores of children and adults to the hospital. The main thing now is to establish the centre of the outbreak and the causes in order to stop the spread of the viral Hepatitis A among the population.

Hepatitis A is a highly contagious, short-term liver infection that can be spread through close personal contact or eating contaminated food or drink. People who get Hepatitis A may feel sick for a few weeks to several months but usually recover fully – unless they are in a higher risk group or have pre-existing health conditions.

Where it happened

Main sources