Hepatitis A in Vinnytsia region: experts talk about the possibility of a new wave of morbidity
Kyiv • UNN
Experts do not rule out the possibility of a new wave of hepatitis A in Vinnytsia Oblast after a two-week plateau in the incidence rate.
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.
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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.
