CDC, public health and regulatory officials in several states, and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration are investigating a multistate outbreak of hepatitis A potentially linked to contaminated fresh organic strawberries reportedly sold as FreshKampo or HEB, purchased in the United States between March 5, 2022, and April 25, 2022. The Public Health Agency of
Free Hepatitis A vaccines to be given to exposed inmates in LA
But, no free hepatitis A vaccines to food service workers?
Public Health is currently investigating a report of a person who had hepatitis A infection while detained at Men’s Central Jail (441 Bauchet St, Los Angeles, CA 90012). Hepatitis A is very contagious, and people can even spread the virus before they feel sick. Since
The clock is ticking – If you visited a Taco Bell in Everett or Lake Stevens on May 22 or 23 – You have less than 2 weeks to get a Hepatitis A Vaccine
Too bad the Taco Bell worker was not already vaccinated.
The Snohomish County Health Department has identified a case of hepatitis A that occurred in a food worker who worked at two Taco Bell locations: 2727 Broadway in Everett and 303 91st Ave NE in Lake Stevens.
Anyone who ate food from the Everett location
Taco Bells in Everett linked to Hepatitis A scare – yet another reason to offer vaccinations to your employees
The Snohomish County Health Department has identified a case of hepatitis A that occurred in a food worker who worked at two Taco Bell locations: 2727 Broadway in Everett and 303 91st Ave NE in Lake Stevens
Anyone who ate food from the Everett location on May 22 or 23 or from the Lake Stevens
Here we go again – PLEASE vaccinate Food Service Workers.
Perhaps I should send them a t-shirt?
The Marion County Health Department (MCHD), in cooperation with La Cocina Mexicana Restaurant in Salem, is investigating a report of Hepatitis A virus exposure.
As a preventative measure, MCHD is recommending that customers who consumed food, whether dine-in, or pickup, purchased on April 20th, 21st, 22nd, 23rd,24th, and
Hepatitis A and Food Service Workers – A Vaccine Preventable Tragedy
CDC’s MMWR published an article this week about the 2021 Hepatitis A Outbreak linked to a ill worker at a Virginia restaurant – over 50 were sickened – 4 died and one person had a liver and kidney transplant.
Perhaps we need a new t-shirt campaign?
This was such a preventable tragedy. Here is something
A Bit(e) of History of Hepatitis A and Frozen Fruits and Vegetables
Another Hepatitis A outbreak appears to be brewing in the US linked to imported frozen strawberries. Here is a bit(e) of a compilation of past outbreaks.
Hepatitis A outbreaks associated with fresh, frozen, and minimally processed produce worldwide from 1983 to 2022—adapted and expanded from Sivapalasingam et al., 2004 and Fiore, 2004. Italics indicate instances
Letter to the CDC’s Committee on Immunization Practices – It is time to deal with Hepatitis A and Food Service Workers
ACIP Secretariat
Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices
1600 Clifton Road, N.E., Mailstop H24-8
Atlanta, GA 30329-4027
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.
National Restaurant Association, protect your members from bankruptcy, suggest hepatitis A vaccines for all restaurant workers
Famous Anthony’s “About Us” Page in its website tells the story of a family run, Roanoke institution that has been taken to its knees in bankruptcy because one employee was not vaccinated against hepatitis A. Sadder still are the 50 customers sickened, some so severely that they required liver transplants, and in four instances they
Another frozen berry Hepatitis A outbreak – this time New Zealand
Officials in New Zealand investigating Hepatitis A cases linked to berries have identified a connection with a past outbreak in Europe.
There are 12 hepatitis A infections from eating frozen berries in New Zealand. Eight have been linked by genetic sequencing, meaning they were likely exposed to the same source of the virus. Seven people