Parents urged to encourage hand-washing amid hepatitis A outbreak in Wales
At least three households in Barry identified as having contracted the liver infectionHealth authorities have asked parents and carers to be “vigilant with their children’s hand-washing” after a hepatitis A outbreak in Barry, south Wales.At least three households in the…
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At least three households in Barry identified as having contracted the liver infection
Health authorities have asked parents and carers to be “vigilant with their children’s hand-washing” after a hepatitis A outbreak in Barry, south Wales.
At least three households in the seaside town have been identified as having contracted the same liver infection, amid worries it is spreading locally, Public Health Wales said.
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