Tag: hepatitis

Hepatitis A Van Clinic

CBS3

The spike in Hepatitis A cases has been seen mainly among the homeless and people who use drugs. The liver infection is caused by fecal contamination.

“It’s from not washing your hands properly after you’ve used the bathroom or gone to the bathroom, not washing your hands properly and touching food items,” Dr. Steven Alles of Philadelphia’s Department of Health said.

https://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2019/07/29/hepatitis-a-outbreak-in-pennsylvania-has-health-officials-issuing-new-warnings/

By Stephanie Stahl

NBC10

In an effort to combat the spread of Hepatitis A in Kensington, the Philadelphia Health Department will offer free mobile vaccination clinics on Tuesday. Residents and community activists point to the opioid epidemic as a contributing factor to the spread of the virus.

https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/health/Hepatitis-A-Outbreak-Health-Department-Clinic-Free-Vaccines_Philadelphia-513353652.html

by Cydney Long

PhillyVoice

While some cities with similar HAV concerns have taken on more serious sanitation efforts, an emphasis on vaccines is the route Philadelphia is currently taking. Those with health insurance can obtain the disease-preventing vaccine from their doctor, or the health department is holding a free vaccine pop-up at McPherson Square in Kensington on Tuesdays and Thursdays between July 30 and August 8 as an effort the combat the illness locally, per Billy Penn.

https://www.phillyvoice.com/hepatitis-a-outbreak-philadelphia-kensington/

By Bailey King

Hepatitis A in Kensington Residents

NBC10

The Philadelphia Health Department says they’re seeing an increase of Hepatitis A cases in the Philly area. NBC10’s Steven Fisher speaks to a community leader who believes she got the virus while simply cleaning up her neighborhood.

https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/Philly-Deals-With-Increase-in-Hepatitis-A-Cases_Philadelphia-513316262.html

By Steven Fisher

State Hepatitis A Outbreak

Doctor Steve Alles, director of the Division of Disease Control, said the numbers have been slowly climbing since 2017, and the city took a proactive stance in mid-2018.

“Starting last summer in July, Disease Control at the health department went out to the Kensington neighborhood, working with Prevention Point of Philadelphia, and we, onsite, in the encampments, on the streets, offered hepatitis A and flu vaccines to the homeless and drug-using people,” he said.

https://kywnewsradio.radio.com/articles/news/city-health-officials-respond-statewide-outbreak-hepatitis

By Kim Glovas

Rise in Hepatitis A Cases

Philadelphia now sees more than 30 cases of hepatitis A a year, about five times more than the baseline just two years ago. The viral liver infection is also showing up in people who don’t have any of the known risk factors, said Steven Alles, director of the Division of Disease Control at the Philadelphia Department of Public Health.

https://whyy.org/articles/beyond-south-philly-acme-hepatitis-a-is-on-the-rise/

By Joel Wolfram

ACME Markets Hepatitis A Warning

Release

The Philadelphia Department of Public Health has recently confirmed that a person who works at the Acme Markets, located at 1400 East Passyunk Avenue, Philadelphia, has acute Hepatitis A. The store is aware of the situation and is working collaboratively with the health department.

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Inquirer

Acme shoppers who ate precut fruit and vegetables from a store in South Philadelphia last month should consider getting vaccinated “as soon as possible” because a worker at the store has “acute” hepatitis A, the city’s Department of Public Health said Saturday.

https://www.philly.com/news/hepatitis-a-acme-philadelphia-vaccine-20190406.html

By Christian Hetrick

6ABC

The Health Department released the alert Saturday that an employee of Acme has acute Hepatitis A. That employee had access to cut fruit and vegetables for sale in the store from Sunday, March 17 to Friday, March 29.

https://6abc.com/health/health-dept-warns-of-potential-hepatitis-a-exposure-from-south-philly-market/5236907/

By Staff

WHYY

Anyone who ate pre-cut fruit and vegetables bought at the store from March 17 through March 29 is advised to take precautions against the virus by getting a hepatitis A vaccine as soon as possible, the Health Department said. Contact your health-care provider or local pharmacy for information about being vaccinated.

https://whyy.org/articles/06jmhepa/

By Staff

KYW (1)

The Philadelphia Health Department is urging customers of a south Philadelphia super market who ate pre-cut produce from the store to get a hepatitis a vaccine. KYW’s John Mcdevitt reports the warning comes after a food handler contracts Hepatitis A.

https://kywnewsradio.radio.com/media/audio-channel/health-department-urges-south-philadelphia-acme-customers-get-vaccinated

By John McDevitt

KYW (2)

Health officials are warning customers of a South Philadelphia supermarket about possible exposure to hepatitis A.

The Philadelphia Health Department recently confirmed that an employee at the Acme on the 1400 block of East Passyunk Avenue has acute hepatitis A.

https://kywnewsradio.radio.com/articles/news/health-department-warns-potential-hepatitis-exposure-south-philly-acme

By Dr. Brian McDonough

Fox29

http://www.fox29.com/news/local-news/officials-warn-of-potential-hepatitis-a-exposure-at-south-philadelphia-acme

By Staff

NBCPhiladelphia

Philadelphia health officials are asking people to get vaccinated after a worker at a popular South Philly grocery store was treated for “acute” Hepatitis A.

The employee, who is not being identified, works at the Acme market at 1400 E. Passyunk Ave., the Philadelphia Department of Public Health said in a news release.

https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/Health-Department-Warns-of-Hepatitis-A-at-South-Philadelphia-Acme-Market-508212131.html

By Rudy Chinchilla

CBS3

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LHKP7SwTYsY

KYW(3)

Muhammad says he just learned of the warning from health officials – that customers who’ve recently eaten pre-cut fruits and vegetables from the store should get vaccinated against the disease – but he’s not worried.

https://kywnewsradio.radio.com/articles/news/customers-react-news-potential-hepatitis-exposure-south-philadelphia-grocery-store

By Justin Udo

Preparing for Hepatitis A in Homeless Populations

“We’ve done a number of outreach and community mitigation strategies to try to protect these populations from introducing it here in Philadelphia in any significant way,” he said.

Alles said the health department tested 400 people at Kensington’s Prevention Point earlier this year. They found significant rates of Hepatitis B and C, but no Hepatitis A infections. The department returned to Prevention Point over the summer and vaccinated about 100 people against Hepatitis A, Alles said.

https://whyy.org/articles/philadelphia-wary-of-hepatitis-a-outbreak-as-kensington-homeless-population-grows/

By Joel Wolfram