In a troubling public health crisis, Kerala is witnessing its most severe Hepatitis A outbreak, with staggering figures of 31,000 infections and 82 lives lost by December 2025. Experts pinpoint the lack of proper sanitation and unsafe drinking water as critical factors fueling this epidemic.
Hepatitis A outbreak: What the numbers reveal, how the virus spreads, and how to stay safe
January 04, 2026
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In a troubling public health crisis, Kerala is witnessing its most severe Hepatitis A outbreak, with staggering figures of 31,000 infections and 82 lives lost by December 2025. Experts pinpoint the lack of proper sanitation and unsafe drinking water as critical factors fueling this epidemic.
