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CONCORD, N.H. (AP) - Drug abuse is helping fuel a dramatic increase in Hepatitis A cases in New Hampshire, prompting health officials to recommend that drug users be vaccinated.
"This is an important situation for us," said acting state Epidemiolgist Dr. Jose Montero. "Historically, we have 16 to 20 case per year. This year, we have had 21."
About half of the cases involved people who used drugs, or people in close contact with someone who used drugs, Montero said.
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