In the middle of a hepatitis outbreak, U.S. shutters the one CDC lab that could help

In the middle of a hepatitis outbreak, U.S. shutters the one CDC lab that could help

All 27 scientists at this CDC lab were told their duties were "unnecessary," and now viral outbreak investigations have been halted

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Cases of hepatitis A continue to increase. Health officials have recorded 392 cases since the beginning of the year. Last year at this time there were only dozens. According to the National Institute of Health, this is only the tip of the iceberg, ninety percent of people are asymptomatic. The most cases are in the Moravian-Silesian and Central Bohemian regions and in Prague. It is in the capital that health officials are preparing to vaccinate …

In the middle of a hepatitis outbreak, U.S. shutters the one CDC lab that could help - TPR: The Public's Radio

All 27 scientists at the CDC's viral hepatitis lab were told their duties were "unnecessary." Ongoing outbreak investigations have now been halted.