Hepatitis A outbreak linked to frozen strawberries tops 120 cases
Federal and state health officials investigating the multistate hepatitis A linked to frozen strawberries are now reporting 123 total cases through Friday. Public domain image/Yuyudevil via Wikimedia Commons The More...
Hepatitis A outbreak linked to pomegranate seeds from Turkey climbs to 162
The multistate hepatitis A outbreak linked to ‘Townsend Farms Organic Antioxidant Blend’, which contained pomegranate seeds from a company in Turkey, has increased to 162 cases as of Sept. 20, according to More...
Customers of the New Hawaii Sea Restaurant In The Bronx advised on hepatitis A risk
The New York City Health Department is advising patrons of a popular Bronx Chinese restaurant during the past two weeks to receive hepatitis A vaccine as soon as possible after the viral infection was reported More...
Ireland health officials advise public to boil all imported frozen berries due to hepatitis A outbreak
In a follow up to a story in July, The Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) yesterday reiterated its advice to consumers to boil all imported frozen berries for at least one minute prior to consumption as it More...
Ireland hepatitis A strain identical to one found in Italy outbreak: ECDC
The ongoing outbreak of Hepatitis A virus (HAV) infection that has affected travelers to Italy from Germany, the Netherlands and Poland, as well as local residents in Italy, may now be affecting Ireland, according More...
Multistate hepatitis A outbreak climbs to 122 cases
The outbreak of hepatitis A linked to Townsend Farms berry mix has grown to 122 confirmed cases according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) today. This is up from 113 confirmed cases reported More...
The multistate hepatitis A outbreak has a hospitalization rate of 47%: Is this unusually high?
According to the latest hepatitis A outbreak linked to Townsend Farms Organic Anti-Oxidant Blend update from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on June 19 says the total number of cases from More...
Hepatitis A outbreak linked to tainted berry mix now at 118 cases
The number of hepatitis A (HAV) cases linked to “Townsend Farms Organic Anti-Oxidant Blend” frozen berry and pomegranate mix continues to climb as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports More...
Hepatitis A outbreak in northern Europe likely due to contaminated frozen berries: ECDC
A multicountry hepatitis A outbreak that has affected dozens in the Nordic countries of northern Europe is likely due to frozen berries, according to a European Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (ECDC) More...
Hepatitis A outbreak affects hundreds in Pakistan’s Swat District
The valley district of Swat in northern Pakistan is experiencing a huge outbreak of hepatitis A, in which hundreds have been infected, according to a Express Tribune report Tuesday. The wards are full at hospitals More...
Tel Aviv hepatitis A increases may be linked to open air markets
Dozens of hepatitis A cases reported in the Tel Aviv area in Israel since last year may be linked to vegetables health officials say, according to a Haaretz report Friday. Hepatitis AImage/CDC Israeli health officials More...
