Hepatitis C on the rise in Erie County

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB)- Erie County health officials are warning against an alarming trend; Hepatitis C.
The infectious disease has been on the rise in our area for the past three or four years, according to Erie County Health Commissioner, Dr. Gale Burstein.
Data courtesy of the Erie County Health DepartmentShe said the spike is due to needle sharing and the use of heroin and other intravenous drugs.
Dr. Burstein said chronic Hepatitis C is more common in Erie county that acute Hepatiti