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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. There were 134 people with hepatitis A reported from nine states: 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. No deaths occurred. …
March 26, 2023
Hepatitis A Outbreak linked to Strawberries
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 retailers …
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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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