Overview
- Public Health Wales confirmed a local outbreak Wednesday involving the same hepatitis A strain across three Barry households.
- Investigators have not found the source after reviewing travel and food exposures, and no cases reported sea swimming or beach visits.
- Close contacts of confirmed cases have been offered hepatitis A vaccination, and officials say everyone identified has been contacted.
- Letters to primary school parents urge careful handwashing with soap and water because children can carry the virus without symptoms.
- Those who fell ill are receiving care and recovering, and health guidance notes most cases are short-lived though illness can be more severe in older adults and routine vaccination is not offered in the UK due to low risk.