An outbreak of graduation hepatitis A has been reported in Vinnytsia region, with 60 people, including 14 children, hospitalized with a confirmed diagnosis. According to the Ministry of Health, another 14 patients are under control and await confirmation of the diagnosis.
"Specialists of the Vinnytsia Center for Public Health are checking and investigating all possible causes of the outbreak: from spontaneous markets to centralized and decentralized water supply points. They are taking samples from the environment and disease centers," the Ministry of Health reported.
The agency clarified that 66 water samples were taken for laboratory testing, 53 of which have already been tested and meet sanitary standards.