A hepatitis A outbreak linked to frozen berries has sickened almost 60 people in Germany across two years.

A total of 55 sequence-confirmed cases and four probable infections have been identified from 10 federal states, according to the Robert Koch Institut (RKI).

In January 2022, RKI was informed about eight

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An outbreak of hepatitis A infections traced to frozen strawberries from Mexico has been declared over.

The outbreak began in April, and several products were recalled (see list below). As of Sept. 15, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported that ten patients had been confirmed from four states.

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Another patient has been identified in an ongoing outbreak of hepatitis A infections traced to frozen organic strawberries.

As of its update posted July 20, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported that 10 people from four states have been infected. Four people have been hospitalized. The states where

Continue Reading Officials say hepatitis A outbreak linked to frozen organic strawberries is growing

The Food and Drug Administration is investigating two new outbreaks. Sources of the pathogens involved have not yet been identified.

In an outbreak of infections of Salmonella Paratyphi B var. L(+) tartrate+ there are 31 confirmed patients. The FDA reports that it has begun traceback efforts but has not reported what

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As part of an ongoing investigation into a multistate outbreak of hepatitis A infections, the FDA has identified additional brands of frozen strawberries that could be contaminated. Five new products have been recalled.

The new findings include frozen strawberry products sold at Walmart, Costco and HEB stores under the Great

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The FDA is working on tracing the source of a Salmonella Entertidis outbreak linked to cookie dough from Papa Murphy’s pizza restaurants. It has not been reported if the cookie dough is made at individual restaurants or bought from a third-party supplier.

The announcement of the outbreak on May 23

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A hepatitis A outbreak traced to frozen, organic strawberries continues, as do public health warnings about the implicated products.

Although the outbreak is progressing slowly, with nine patients across three states now, public health officials are concerned that consumers may continue to face a threat. The Food and Drug Administration

Continue Reading Hepatitis A outbreak traced to organic strawberries spreads; warnings renewed

The patient count in a hepatitis A outbreak linked to frozen organic strawberries has increased, according to an update from the Food and Drug Administration.

There are now eight confirmed patients in the outbreak, which has been ongoing since at least Nov. 24, 2022, with the most recent patient confirmed

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The Food and Drug Administration has expanded its investigation into an outbreak of infections caused by Salmonella Infantis that has been linked to flour.

As of the most recent update, on March 30, from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the outbreak has sickened at least a dozen people

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Federal officials have confirmed that the strain of hepatitis A virus found in frozen organic strawberries involved in a multi-state outbreak this year is the same strain that caused an outbreak in 2022.

The organic strawberries associated with both outbreaks were imported to the United States from the same growing

Continue Reading FDA says the hepatitis A virus in this year’s frozen strawberry outbreak is identical to one from 2022