Hepatitis A outbreak strikes Princeton Hispanics

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10/21/2005
Hepatitis A outbreak strikes Princeton Hispanics
By: Marjorie Censer , Staff Writer

Many are fearful of accepting treatment

A hepatitis A outbreak, with three active cases, struck some members of Princeton's Hispanic immigrant community beginning Sept. 20, and the final vaccinations were not administered until Oct. 13 because of some immigrants' distrust of health officials.

Princeton Regional Health Department officials experienced difficulty immunizing what they call "close contacts" â€â€