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Michigan sees huge spike in Hepatitis A; vaccinations urged

By News Desk on March 27, 2017

An eight-fold increase of Hepatitis A cases in Michigan in recent months has state officials encouraging people to get vaccinated against the sometimes foodborne illness.

People who have recently been exposed to Hepatitis A and who have not been vaccinated previously should be administered a single dose of single-antigen Hepatitis A vaccine within two weeks after exposure, according to the CDC. The average incubation period for Hepatitis A is 28 days, but symptoms can appear 15 to 50 days after exposure. (Photo courtesy of the CDC) People who have recently been exposed…
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EFSA tells European Commission to go long to kill Bluetongue

By News Desk on March 9, 2017

bluetongue-in-sheep_406x250Mass vaccination programs lasting at least five years in combination with improved, continuous surveillance systems would be the only effective measures for eradicating bluetongue in Europe,  according to recent conclusions reached by the European Food…
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90,000 Hepatitis A follow-up shots coming due in Hawaii

By Coral Beach on February 14, 2017

illustration syringes vaccinationMore than 90,000 people received the first shot of a two-injection Hepatitis A vaccination in the second half of 2016, and that means more than 90,000 follow-up injections are coming due in the Aloha State.
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