The county continues to monitor the hepatitis A spike among the unhoused population, but homeless advocates say more needs to be done.
because they typically see two to three cases a month. So far, one person has died of the disease and five recent confirmed cases, three among the homeless population.
"It’s shocking," he said."Because that’s how it spreads. It spreads because our public health officials don't take immediate action to get the word out." McConnell said he's trying to get the word out, but the county also needs to reach out to the community, as well as provide preventative services. Hepatitis A is spread through fecal contamination, and McConnell said San Diego County needs to do more to alert unhoused individuals that good hygiene is important to stop the spread."To get sanitary stations out, whether hand washing stations, port-a-potties — get hand sanitizer out to the folks," he said.
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