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Outbreak of viral hepatitis A in Semipalatinsk, 60 hospitalised
Kazakhstan today
SEMIPALATINSK. An outbreak of viral hepatitis A has been registered in Semipalatinsk, Farida Kabdullina, chief of department of the isolation hospital for children, told Kazakhstan Today correspondent.
According to her, currently 60 residents of Semipalatinsk have been hospitalised. 45 of them are adults aged 25 – 35 and 10 children of pre-school and school age. “There are regular outbreaks of this viral infection every 5 – 7 years, The hepatitis cases will be growing in the nearest two years,” – she explained.
“Now there are patients with aftereffects, the adults are specifically grave cases,” – she added.
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Hep A in adults can be quite serious.. my husband contracted it while in Russia or from my daughter who also had it and they were both very Ill. My husband was in the ICU
Wow! I know my father in law also contracted it during a vacation – serious stuff.