FOUR CASES OF HEPATITIS “A” HAVE BEEN REPORTED AT ALBUQUERQUE’S METRO DETENTION CENTER SINCE FEBRUARY. JAIL SPOKESPERSON CANDACE HOPKINS SAYS THERE ARE NO CURRENT CASES. SHE TELLS NEWSRADIO KKOB THAT THEY WERE ALERTED BY THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH LAST FALL THAT THERE WAS A BIG INCREASE IN HEPATITIS CASES AMONG THE HOMELESS IN BERNALILLO COUNTY. MDC STAFF ARE NOW ON ALERT FOR MORE POTENTIAL CASES OF HEPATITIS A.
HOPKINS SAYS THERE’S NO EVIDENCE THAT HEPATITIS HAS BEEN TRANSMITTED WITHIN THE JAIL. SHE SAYS AROUND 900 M-D-C INMATES HAVE BEEN VACCINATED FOR HEPATITIS SINCE LAST FALL.
