According to Knox News, health officials investigating a hepatitis A outbreak in the Mooresburg area of Hawkins County last month now have a likely source: private wells.
The Northeast Regional Health Department announced Tuesday that tests conducted by the national Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found traces of hepatitis A in untreated water in two wells in that area near Cherokee Lake.
Registered nurse Jamie Swift said people who have not been vaccinated and who drink the water from private wells in that specific area should call the Hawkins County Health Department in Rogersville (423-272-7641) to see if vaccination is needed.
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