LOS ANGELES, May 6 (Xinhua) -- The Los Angeles County has declared a community-wide outbreak of hepatitis A, citing a sustained rise in clinical cases and elevated levels of the virus detected in local wastewater.
A total of 165 hepatitis A cases in Los Angeles County have been reported since 2024 -- more than triple the number of cases reported in 2023, according to a release Monday by the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health.
