Hepatitis A Exposure Response and Outbreak Prevention in a Large Urban Jail - Los Angeles County, California, May-July 2023

Published on February 15, 2024

This report describes Correctional Health Services and LA County Jail's response to a confirmed case of Hepatitis A in a person who is incarcerated.

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