Since the outbreak was declared in November 2019, the Yakima Health District has partnered with multiple community partners to provide over 400 hepatitis A vaccinations to the homeless and drug using community.
The number of hepatitis A illnesses potentially linked to fresh conventional blackberries from the grocery store Fresh Thyme Farmers Market has risen to 14.
The recent outbreak of Hepatitis A cases is cause for alarm. The number is expected to climb in the coming weeks. But what is it and how can you avoid it?
Yakima Health District spokeswoman Lilian Bravo says they've been working with Yakima Neighborhood Health Services, Yakima County Jail Indian Health Services and Yakima's homeless camp Camp Hope to make sure homeless people are vaccinated against Hepatitis A.
The Yakima Health District's public health partnerships Director Lilian Bravo says they've been able to identify some of the people who may have been exposed. They're offering free vaccine.