There are people suggesting that it is a contributing factor. I am one of the people suggesting that. I do not know of any reliable sources saying it is the sole cause.
The link below to the San Diego Reader is the most strongly worded piece I have seen which makes such a claim. It starts with:
“The plastic bag ban is the main reason for the hepatitis outbreak,” says the homeless man who writes the Homeless Survival Guide. “The hepatitis outbreak was completely predictable — it's why I left San Diego.”
I am the author of the San Diego Homeless Survival Guide. The reporter interviewed me via email. I was misgendered and every quote from me in the piece is entirely fabricated. I wrote a piece addressing that and giving some actual quotes from the email interview:
I have been interviewed by two other reporters about the epidemic. I was homeless in San Diego County for over three years. I left the county before the bag ban was instituted and the epidemic occurred. I was in the Central Valley at that time and still homeless. Last month, I left California and got back into housing.
I was at one time pursuing an environmental studies degree. I am a certified life and health insurance specialist and processed accident claims for over five years. I also have a deadly medical condition. So, I don't think I am completely clueless, but the reason I have been interviewed about the epidemic three times is that I am the author of the San Diego Homeless Survival Guide.
If you know of actual medical or epidemiological experts or similar who claim this, I would like to see your source. If your source is the San Diego Reader, nothing in that article should be trusted.
The link below to the San Diego Reader is the most strongly worded piece I have seen which makes such a claim. It starts with:
“The plastic bag ban is the main reason for the hepatitis outbreak,” says the homeless man who writes the Homeless Survival Guide. “The hepatitis outbreak was completely predictable — it's why I left San Diego.”
I am the author of the San Diego Homeless Survival Guide. The reporter interviewed me via email. I was misgendered and every quote from me in the piece is entirely fabricated. I wrote a piece addressing that and giving some actual quotes from the email interview:
http://sandiegohomelesssurvivalguide.blogspot.com/2017/09/fo...
I then wrote a follow up piece in which I suggested that the record rains from last winter may have also been a factor and may not be going away:
http://sandiegohomelesssurvivalguide.blogspot.com/2017/09/ps...
I have been interviewed by two other reporters about the epidemic. I was homeless in San Diego County for over three years. I left the county before the bag ban was instituted and the epidemic occurred. I was in the Central Valley at that time and still homeless. Last month, I left California and got back into housing.
I was at one time pursuing an environmental studies degree. I am a certified life and health insurance specialist and processed accident claims for over five years. I also have a deadly medical condition. So, I don't think I am completely clueless, but the reason I have been interviewed about the epidemic three times is that I am the author of the San Diego Homeless Survival Guide.
If you know of actual medical or epidemiological experts or similar who claim this, I would like to see your source. If your source is the San Diego Reader, nothing in that article should be trusted.