A case of hepatitis A was detected in Volyn. An epidemiological investigation was carried out in the outbreak of the disease, contact persons were examined, and the disease was not detected in them.
In November, a case of viral hepatitis A was registered in the Lutsk community of the Volyn region; the sick person was hospitalized. This was reported by the Volyn Regional Center for Disease Control and Prevention.
“In November, a case of viral hepatitis A was registered in Volyn. An adult from the Lutsk community fell ill,” the message says.
According to experts, an epidemiological investigation was carried out in the outbreak of the disease, contact persons were examined, and the disease was not detected in them.
In general, according to the Central Clinical Hospital, over the 10 months of this year, 13 cases of viral hepatitis A were registered in the region, including two among children. During the same period in 2022, there were 32 cases of the disease (15 among children).
