<p>Philadelphia is experiencing an outbreak of Hepatitis A with 154 cases reported as of Aug. 1. The reason? Too much poop on the streets in some neighborhoods. Jake Blumgart with WHYY’s PlanPhilly explains why that’s happening and <a href="https://whyy.org/articles/hepatitis-a-is-spreading-through-poop-on-the-streets-philly-is-betting-public-bathrooms-can-stem-the-outbreak/">how the city wants to fix the problem</a>.</p>

Philadelphia is experiencing an outbreak of Hepatitis A with 154 cases reported as of Aug. 1. The reason? Too much poop on the streets in some neighborhoods. Jake Blumgart with WHYY’s PlanPhilly explains why that’s happening and how the city wants to fix the problem.

<p>Philadelphia is experiencing an outbreak of Hepatitis A with 154 cases reported as of Aug. 1. The reason? Too much poop on the streets in some neighborhoods. Jake Blumgart with WHYY’s PlanPhilly explains why that’s happening and <a href="https://whyy.org/articles/hepatitis-a-is-spreading-through-poop-on-the-streets-philly-is-betting-public-bathrooms-can-stem-the-outbreak/" rel="noopener noreferrer">how the city wants to fix the problem</a>.</p>

Why is there a Hepatitis A outbreak in Philly? One answer: poop

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