At the moment, Vinnytsia region is experiencing
However, experts do not rule out a new wave.
This was reported by the Deputy Director of the Department of Health and
and Rehabilitation Department of Vinnytsia Regional State Administration, Tetiana Bondarenko, writes UNN.
Over the past two weeks, we have been observing a plateau in
in terms of incidence. However, this does not mean
that hepatitis A has gone down. This is the period when, according to the forecasts
epidemiologists and doctors predict that there may be another wave of morbidity.
Details
According to her, as of November 21, 350 reports of
of patients. This is the number since the beginning of the epidemic.
Over the past day, there have been 4 new cases. Currently, there are 34 patients on inpatient treatment
34 patients, 9 of whom are children. Under the supervision of family doctors
516 household contacts are under the supervision of family doctors.
There is also one serious patient - a 50-year-old man who has been in the hospital for
has been in the hospital for a month because he has many concomitant pathologies.
To recap,
Recently, Health Minister Viktor Lyashko said that
the source of the outbreak of hepatitis
in Vinnytsia and the region, has not been clearly established. However, the Ministry of Health is most likely to blame
to the water supply network.