In this Friday, Sept. 1, 2017 photo, a worker tapes signage telling people to get vaccinated to protect themselves against Hepatitis A, onto sinks installed at the Neil Good Day Center on 17th Street downtown in San Diego, Calif. Two sinks were installed outside the facility to have hand washing stations available to people during and after business hours at the center. Officials in San Diego County have declared a public health emergency due to the spread of the liver disease hepatitis A. Infections have killed 15 people and hospitalized nearly 400 more, with the homeless population hardest since the outbreak started last November. (Eduardo Contreras/The San Diego Union-Tribune via AP)
While hepatitis A outbreaks are occurring among homeless encampments in other regions of California, Los Angeles County is seeing the disease spread among gay men, public health officials said in an alert released Thursday.
The spread has prompted Los Angeles County public health officials to expand their outreach efforts to men who have had sex with men, urging them to get vaccinated.
