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State Of Emergency Declared As California's Hepatitis A Outbreak Accelerates

State Of Emergency Declared As California's Hepatitis A Outbreak Accelerates

A month after San Diego began street-bleaching in an effort to control its spread, Governor Jerry Brown has declared a state of emergency as California's Hepatitis A outbreak has "gone statewide," with dozens dead and hundreds hospitalized.

In order to combat the disease, the southern California city of San Diego has literally begun spraying the streets with bleach.

San Diego Begins Bleaching Streets To Contain Outbreak Of Hepatitis A

San Diego Begins Bleaching Streets To Contain Outbreak Of Hepatitis A

Authored by Mac Slavo via SHTFplan.com,

A Hepatitis A outbreak has killed 16 people in the southern California city of San Diego. In order to combat the disease, the city has literally begun spraying the streets with bleach.

An article by NPR said that the Hepatitis A was first identified in the area in early March, according to the county, and declared a public health emergency earlier this month. Nearly 400 people have been infected with the disease.