Graphic and Report: Preventable Deaths During Widespread Community Hepatitis A Outbreaks

Graphic and Report: Preventable Deaths During Widespread Community Hepatitis A Outbreaks

Date posted: January 8, 2024
Last reviewed: January 08, 2024

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

Graphic presents findings from the CDC's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR), underscoring that increased hepatitis A vaccination coverage is critical to preventing future hepatitis A deaths. The graphic highlights that people who use drugs, are unhoused and/or have chronic liver disease are at increased risk for infection and severe disease from hepatitis A virus. The related MMWR report is available here: Preventable Deaths During Widespread Community Hepatitis A Outbreaks — United States, 2016–2022 | CDC.

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