US EditionThe Hepatitis Epidemic Has Shaken up the Czech Republic. Twice as Many People Were Vaccinated than Last Year
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We have been observing a gradual rise in the hepatitis epidemic since the beginning of the year, said Hynek Bartoš, head of the Department of Infectious Diseases at the Bulovka University Hospital. According to him, it cannot yet be said that the epidemic is slowing down, and the estimate of further development is not favorable. "We have no signals that the situation is improving. Unfortunately, there is no widespread vaccination, which I think …
Doctors have vaccinated more than 112,000 people against hepatitis A this year, which is almost double the number last year. This was announced by the Ministry of Health (MZd). The Czech Medical Society of Jan Evangelista Purkyně (ČLS JEP) considers this year's more than 1,800 cases of hepatitis A, which is the second highest number since 1989, to be an epidemic. It is therefore calling for vaccination, which it says is safe and reliable.
The disease of dirty hands. This year's scarecrow is hepatitis A, which is transmitted through the feces of a sick person, through dirty hands, contaminated food, water or objects. The number of infected people this year already exceeded the entire year 2008 in the autumn, when hepatitis A spread more than usual. Prague is the worst affected, but the infection is occurring throughout the country. While at other times it is mainly children who ar…
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