Statewide outbreak of hepatitis A declared for Ohio

The Ohio Department of Health has declared an outbreak of hepatitis A in the state.The department said there has been 79 cases of hepatitis A in Ohio so far in 2018.This is nearly double the number of cases reported during all of 2017.Hepatitis A is a vaccine-preventable liver disease. It is typically spread when a person ingests food or drinks that may have been contaminated with the stool of an infected person. Hepatitis A can also spread from close personal contact with an infected person, su