Hepatitis C is on the rise in Minnesota
Syringes given out at the Minnesota AIDS Project needle exchange are displayed in Minneapolis, Minn. Thursday, Feb. 27, 2014.
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The incidence of Hepatitis C is on the rise in Minnesota and nationally. While more cases are being identified, health officials suspect even more cases are going undiagnosed.
As Jon Collins reports for MPR News, the rise in Hepatitis C may be linked to an increase in heroin use.
We'll talk about what's behind what the Department of Health and Human Services is calling "an emerging epidemic" and what public health workers can do about it.
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