HEPATITIS E VIRUS - USA: (TEXAS) FATAL
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Source: UPI (United Press International), US News [edited] <http://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2010/06/22/Fatal-hepatitis-E-reported-in-Texas/UPI-86981277232652/>
Fatal hepatitis E reported in Texas
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Health officials say 2 cases of hepatitis E, thought rare in the United States, have been reported in Texas and blamed for one death. The San Antonio, Texas, cases of hepatitis E, a viral liver infection, usually considered a problem mostly in developing countries, have gotten the attention of state and local health officials, the San Antonio Express-News reported Tuesday [22 Jun 2010]. One of the cases was a 21-year-old woman who died during a liver transplant, the other a 44-year-old nurse's aide who suffered some liver damage from the disease, the newspaper said.
