Friday, 9 September 2016

PRO/EDR> Hepatitis A - USA (14): fruit smoothies, strawberries ex Egypt

Hepatitis A -- United States
A continuing outbreak of foodborne hepatitis A linked to frozen strawberries has sickened 89 people in 7 states, the CDC said Thursday, 8 Sep 2016. No deaths have been reported, though 39 patients have been hospitalized. Health officials confirmed 70 people are ill in Virginia, where the outbreak 1st appeared, along with additional infections in Maryland (10), New York (1), North Carolina (1), Oregon (1), West Virginia (5) and Wisconsin (1).
Hepatitis A is a viral liver infection that is

Read more about it at HealthMap Global Disease Alerts via http://bit.ly/2cckB0h

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