Rapid spread of hepatitis A in some regions, including Prague

The spread of hepatitis A has accelerated in recent months, the State Health Institute reported on Monday calling for stricter adherence to hygiene standards and vaccination of high risk groups. Since the beginning of the year, health officials have registered 320 people infected with hepatitis A, which amounts to half of all cases registered last year. Prague, Olomouc, Moravia-Silesia and Ústí nad Labem regions are the worst affected and children are particularly prone to catching the disease.