We are used to seeing CDC travel notices for hepatitis A attached to destinations with limited sanitation infrastructure. We are not used to seeing one attached to Canada. Yet on June 4, 2026, that is exactly what the CDC did — issuing a Level 1 “Practice Usual Precautions” travel notice for Manitoba over an outbreak
Viral hepatitis is a major global public health problem affecting hundreds of millions of people and is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Five biologically unrelated hepatotropic viruses cause most of the global burden of viral hepatitis: hepatitis A virus (HAV), hepatitis B virus (HBV), hepatitis C virus (HCV), hepatitis D (delta) virus (HDV), and
On August 15, 2016, the Hawaii Department of Health (HDOH) identified raw scallops served at Genki Sushi restaurants on Oahu and Kauai as a likely source of an ongoing hepatitis A outbreak. The product of concern was identified to be Sea Port Bay Scallops (Wild Harvest, Raw Frozen) that originated in the Philippines (states “Product
An outbreak of hepatitis A has spurred the FDA to issue a public alert about fresh-frozen blood clams imported from Ecuador and sold under the La Serranita brand.
The outbreak is under investigation by the New York State Department of Health and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The first illness related to the clams
In yet another move that underscores that the MAHA movement is more about politics than public health, RFK Jr. is now discouraging the use of hepatitis A vaccines, among others.
According to his own CDC:
Hepatitis A vaccine is the best way to prevent HAV infection.
Many people think hepatitis A is only
Dear ACIP Secretariat:
The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) provides advice and guidance to the Director of the CDC regarding use of vaccines and related agents for control of vaccine-preventable diseases in the civilian population of the United States. Recommendations made by the ACIP are reviewed by the CDC Director and, if adopted, are published as
Here we go again.
From the New York Health Department:
Anyone Who Ate Food From ilili Restaurant During January 31 – February 9, 2025 Should Get Hepatitis A Vaccine as a Precautionary Measure
Hepatitis A is an Extremely Contagious Liver Disease; It is Rarely Fatal
February 14, 2025 — The New York City Health Department
Outbreaks of enteric virus infections, including hepatitis A virus (HAV) and norovirus (NoV) have been linked to fresh and frozen berries in the United States and globally. While no enteric virus outbreaks associated with domestic berries have been reported in 35 yearsExternal Link Disclaimer, there have been reported outbreaks linked to imported
NOROVIRUS:
Human norovirus is a major cause of foodborne illness worldwide (WHO, 2023) and is estimated to cause approximately 685 million cases and 212,000 deaths of acute gastroenteritis per year (Kirk et al., 2015). The symptoms of norovirus infections are nausea, vomiting, non-bloody diarrhea, and abdominal pain, which are all self-limiting (WHO, 2023).
HEPATITIS A:
Since the outbreaks were first identified in 2016, 37 states have publicly reported the following as of January 12, 2024:
Hardly a week goes by that there is not yet another announcement of a hepatitis A positive employee putting co-workers, customers and the restaurant brand at risk. There
