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May 20, 2023
A quick look at the 2018 Hepatitis A outbreak
Litigation proceeded in a Virginia state court against Tropical Smoothie and the strawberry supply chain. 134 people with Hepatitis A were reported from nine states, including: Arkansas (1), California (1), Maryland (12), New York (3), North Carolina (1), Oregon (1), Virginia (107), West Virginia (7), and Wisconsin (1). 52 ill people were hospitalized but no deaths occurred. …
March 26, 2023
Hepatitis A outbreak linked to strawberries
The CDC, state public health and regulatory officials, and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration are investigating an outbreak of Hepatitis A linked to frozen organic strawberries imported from certain farms located in Baja California, Mexico, by a common supplier. Frozen organic strawberries may be sold to a variety of …
December 11, 2022
Since 2016, the US has seen 44,760 Hepatitis A cases with 27,327 hospitalizations and 426 deaths
According to the CDC, when hearing about hepatitis A, many people think about contaminated food and water. However, in the United States, hepatitis A is more commonly spread from person to person. Since March 2017, CDC’s Division of Viral Hepatitis (DVH) has been assisting multiple state and local health departments …
December 11, 2022
Famous Anthony’s Hepatitis A case moves towards justice
The Roanoke Times reports: The victims of a hepatitis A outbreak at a Roanoke restaurant — which killed four people and sickened more than 40 — were allowed Thursday to broaden their legal claims. When the illness first struck customers of Famous Anthony’s late last summer, it was believed that …
September 07, 2022
Person to Person Hepatitis A growing in US
When hearing about hepatitis A, many people think about contaminated food and water. However, in the United States, hepatitis A is more commonly spread from person to person. Since March 2017, CDC’s Division of Viral Hepatitis (DVH) has been assisting multiple state and local health departments with hepatitis A outbreaks …
June 24, 2022
Long Beach Meals on Wheels linked to Hepatitis A exposure
The Long Beach Post reports that health officials in Long Beach notified recipients of Meals on Wheels that they may have been exposed to hepatitis A, a highly contagious liver infection, in late May and June. The nonprofit delivers meals five times a week to about 400 people in Long …
June 12, 2022
More with Hepatitis A linked to Strawberries
As of May 31, 2022, a total of 18 outbreak-associated cases of hepatitis A have been reported from 3 states – California (16), Minnesota (1) and North Dakota (1). Illnesses started on dates ranging from March 28, 2022, to May 6, 2022. Ill people range in age from 9 to …
June 03, 2022
Marler Clark Files First Lawsuit against FreshKampo in the Strawberry Hepatitis A Outbreak
SAN DIEGO, CA – The first lawsuit was filed today in the Superior Court of California in San Diego County, against FreshKampo, a foreign corporation: Meridian Fine Foods, LLC, on behalf of David Arthur and Michelle Brown and their daughter. The plaintiffs became ill with hepatitis A after consuming FreshKampo …
May 28, 2022
Strawberries with Hepatitis A - Again
The FDA, along with CDC, the Public Health Agency of Canada and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency, state, and local partners are investigating a multistate outbreak of hepatitis A infections in the United States and Canada potentially linked to fresh organic strawberries branded as FreshKampo and HEB, purchased between March …
April 12, 2022
A food service worker at T&D Variety in Boothbay has Hepatitis A
The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention is warning consumers of possible hepatitis A exposure at a Boothbay convenience store. A food service worker at T&D Variety at 601 Wiscasset Road, Boothbay, who was infected with hepatitis A, handled “to go” food on April 6 between 7 a.m. and …
March 26, 2022
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November 10, 2021
What you should know during a Hepatitis A outbreak
Hepatitis A is a contagious disease that is transmitted by the “fecal – oral route,” either through person-to-person contact or contaminated food or water. Food-related outbreaks are usually traced to food that has been contaminated by an infected food handler. Fresh produce contaminated during cultivation, harvesting, processing, and distribution has …
October 15, 2021
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