Notes from the Field: Hepatitis A Outbreak Associated with Drug Use and Homelessness --- West Virginia, 2018

Published on April 11, 2019

As of August 28, 2018, 664 outbreak-associated hepatitis A cases were identified by the Kanawha-Charleston Health Department.

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Nonfatal Assaults and Homicides Among Adults Aged ≥60 Years - United States, 2002-2016

April 4, 2019
The estimated nonfatal assault rate among older U.S. adults increased 75.4% among men (2002-2016) and 35.4% among women (2007-2016).

QuickStats: Age-Adjusted Percentages of Adults Aged ≥18 Years Who Were Told in the Past 12 Months by a Doctor or Health Professional That They Had Sinusitis, by Sex, Race, and Hispanic Origin --- National Health Interview Survey, 2017

April 18, 2019
Among adults aged ≥18 years, women (15.0%) were more likely than men (8.8%) to have been told by a health professional that they had sinusitis.