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 under multiple brand labels. Traceback
California, Oregon and Washington now report Hepatitis A cases linked to frozen strawberries from Mexico
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Total Illnesses: 9
Hospitalizations: 3
Deaths: 0
Last Illness Onset: April 12, 2023
States with Cases: WA (6), CA (2), OR (1)
Product Distribution: Nationwide
CDC, state public health and regulatory officials, and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration are investigating an outbreak of hepatitis
Hepatitis A Outbreak linked to Strawberries grows to 7 in 2 States
Strawberries used by this supplier were imported from certain farms located in Baja California, Mexico, in 2022. Additionally, the strain of hepatitis A virus causing illnesses this year is genetically identical to the strain that caused the outbreak of hepatitis A virus infections in 2022, which was linked to fresh organic strawberries imported from
Five with Hepatitis A in Washington linked to tainted Mexican Strawberries
Key Facts:
As of March 13, 2023, there are:
29 sickened in US and Canada from Mexico Strawberries with Hepatitis A
CDC, public health and regulatory officials in several states, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, and the Canadian Food Safety Agency investigated an outbreak of hepatitis A linked to imported fresh organic strawberries.
These potentially contaminated fresh organic strawberries were imported from Baja California, a state in northern Mexico, and branded as FreshKampo and HEB by a
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There is currently an outbreak of Hepatitis A associated with the consumption of frozen berries.
New Zealand Food Safety is advising consumers if eating frozen berries to minimise the risk of Hepatitis A. As investigations are still ongoing, it is still recommended that consumers follow the precautions outlined on the MPI website regardless of the brand
New Zealand Hepatitis A Outbreak linked to frozen berries jumps to 18
The Ministry of Health said on Thursday afternoon that the number of confirmed cases linked to the outbreak had grown to 18 in total. Of these, nine (50%) have been hospitalized.
As of Thursday, 14 of the 18 cases have been sequenced to date – all 14 have an identical sequence profile, indicating they likely
Strawberry Hepatitis A Outbreak sickens dozens in U.S. and Canada
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 73 years, with a median age
Strawberry Hepatitis A outbreak over after 28 sickened
Yesterday the CDC announced that public health and regulatory officials in several states, and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration investigated a multistate outbreak of hepatitis A linked to imported fresh organic strawberries.
These potentially contaminated fresh organic strawberries were imported from Baja California, a state in northern Mexico, and branded as FreshKampo and HEB by a
US Hepatitis A person to person outbreak hits 44,436 since 2016
Since the outbreaks were first identified in 2016, 37 states have publicly reported the following as of August 5, 2022:
• Cases: 44,436
• Hospitalizations: 27,163 (61%)
• Deaths: 424
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