Overview
- Maine CDC set the outbreak total at 31 after a newly detected case, while officials caution the true count may be higher.
- Six federal CDC staff are working on site through Dec. 19 to investigate transmission, including interviews with affected residents.
- Community providers such as Wabanaki Public Health and Wellness report a surge in people seeking testing and connections to care.
- Nearly all reported cases also tested positive for hepatitis C, according to state health officials.
- State data show 65% were linked to care within 30 days of diagnosis, and 57% of cases living in Maine had achieved viral suppression at the last test.