According to preliminary data, the source of the spread of the hepatitis A virus in Mykolayiv is tap water. About this head of the Main Directorate of the National Police in the Mykolayiv region Yuri Moroz said on Friday during a press conference, the "Ukrainian News". "There is no exact data what exactly caused the diseases. According to preliminary data, it was water for drinking, but there is still no final conclusion. Not bottled, but water that flows in the tap, "he said.. As of February 16, 26 patients with suspected hepatitis A are in the regional infectious diseases hospital, 25 people have been diagnosed with a diagnosis. Also in the regional children's infectious diseases hospital there is one child with suspected hepatitis A.

On February 14, 29 people were hospitalized with suspicion of hepatitis A in Mykolayiv. Also, Nicholas doctors found new cases of measles in their region. Meanwhile, the investigation into the circumstances and causes of the outbreak of hepatitis continues: the police announced the opening of a criminal proceeding under the article on infecting people with a dangerous disease.

Original article: In Nikolaev, police called the preliminary cause of the outbreak of hepatitis.