As cases continue to rise, the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) has activated the Community Health Emergency Coordination Center (CHECC) to coordinate the response of the multiple jurisdictions involved in the hepatitis A outbreak. “To help coordinate Michigan’s response to the hepatitis A outbreak, we are opening the Community Health Emergency Coordination […]
The Detroit Health Department’s announcement that it is investigating two separate cases of Hepatitis A should serve as a reminder to Detroiters that the Hepatitis A warnings are real and should be heeded. The first case is in connection with a Detroit resident who works at Firewater Bar and Grill located at 107 E. Milwaukee. The […]
The risks of contracting hepatitis A are still high, and possibly getting higher. That according to an announcement released today by the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS). Those with the highest risk factor: men having sexual contact with other men, or MSM. But they are not the only individuals at risk. Women […]
More Michigan residents are at risk of contracting hepatitis, particularly Hepatitis A, according to the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services which just released its annual Viral Hepatitis Surveillance Report on Hepatitis B and C. Vaccines are available and residents are urged to get them to help protect against Hepatitis A and B. The infection […]