As many as 250 people who dined at a SeaWorld restaurant earlier this month may have been exposed to hepatitis A from an infected employee, county health officials say. Children with hepatitis C may fight off the infection better than adults can, according to a new study. Mount Olive Inmate Sues over Hepatitis. A national survey finds that nearly 4 million people in the United States are or have been infected with the hepatitis C virus. Canadian Hepatitis C victims have their day in court .
Documents show for the first time that government knew about risk of supply.
Testifying before a House subcommittee investigating vaccine safety, federal officials said the use of the hepatitis B vaccine has been monitored for 15 years, and it has not been proven to be the cause of any deaths and is only rarely linked to serious side effects. The most common form of liver cancer, a type that is nearly always fatal, is on the rise in the United States and the increase is likely to continue until hepatitis is better controlled, researchers reported today. A study now shows a booster dose is not necessary following hepatitis B vaccination, which appears to protect against HBV for at least 12 years. Today the Society is making its position public and speaking out for the 6,600 Canadians who were infected by tainted blood. Canadian Blood Services is introducing a new and more sensitive test to detect the AIDS and hepatitis C viruses in donated blood.