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Food handlers played role in the hepatitis A outbreak; many students then vaccinated

By Joe Whitworth on January 20, 2023

More than 30 people fell sick with hepatitis A virus (HAV) infections in a complex outbreak in England involving dates, a school, a bakery, and different transmission routes, according to a study.

In June 2019…

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Australian hepatitis A cases linked to imported dates

By Joe Whitworth on November 6, 2022

Six people in Australia were part of a hepatitis A outbreak this past year after eating dates from Jordan, according to a study.

Researchers said it was the first known hepatitis A outbreak in the…

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Australian hepatitis A cases from imported dates match UK outbreak strain

By Joe Whitworth on August 9, 2021

Australian officials have reported three hepatitis A infections linked to dates imported from Jordan.

The strain is identical to the one that caused an outbreak of hepatitis A in the United Kingdom earlier this year,…
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Dates link in Hepatitis A outbreak enabled action before Ramadan

By Joe Whitworth on May 27, 2021

Findings that a hepatitis A outbreak was linked to dates allowed action to be taken before the start of Ramadan, likely reducing the number of people affected, according to a study.

Public Health England (PHE)…
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Investigations ongoing in Hepatitis A outbreak linked to dates

By Joe Whitworth on May 22, 2021

More than 30 Hepatitis A infections potentially linked to eating dates are being investigated in the United Kingdom.

Since the start of this year 31 people have fallen ill in different parts of England and…
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Hepatitis A infections in UK possibly linked to dates

By Joe Whitworth on April 18, 2021

Officials in the United Kingdom are investigating close to 30 related Hepatitis A infections with some linked to imported dates.

There are 28 people sick in different parts of England since the start of this…
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Hepatitis A outbreaks investigated in Ireland

By Joe Whitworth on March 11, 2021

Two outbreaks of hepatitis A virus (HAV) with 17 infections are under investigation in Ireland.

A total of 21 patients have been identified during a three-month period in Dublin, with 17 linked to the outbreaks…
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Shivam Distributors recalls dates for undeclared sulfites

By News Desk on October 24, 2019

Shivam Distributors of Longwood, FL, is recallingan  undisclosed amount of its 7-ounce and 14-ounce packages of Parivar brand dry dates because they contain a high level of a preservative that can cause adverse health conditions.
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Germany bears brunt of Hepatitis A outbreak linked to dates

By Joe Whitworth on June 29, 2019

Almost 40 people were part of a hepatitis A outbreak in Germany linked to dates from Morocco last year while France, United Kingdom, Netherlands and Sweden reported 18 cases between them.

The 39 patients in…
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Dates from Iran linked to Hepatitis A outbreak for second time in 2 years

By Joe Whitworth on May 1, 2019

Officials are investigating an outbreak of Hepatitis A in Sweden related to dates from Iran that are suspected to be the source of the infections.

Since the end of February, nine cases of the viral…
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