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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Austrian Hepatitis A cases match strain in Swedish outbreak
Austria has become part of a multi-country Hepatitis A outbreak with 31 confirmed cases linked to frozen strawberries imported from Poland.
The outbreak of hepatitis A virus (HAV) is connected to the one recently declared
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Hepatitis A database has potential to improve outbreak detection
A Hepatitis A database has shown promise, and with improvements could be used at earlier stages of international outbreaks, according to researchers.
The team assessed usefulness of the dataset for geographical annotation, backtracing and outbreak
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WV gets help on the ground with Hepatitis A outbreak from CDC experts
Responding to a request from Gov. Jim Justice, the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has moved a 6-person team into West Virginia to help knock down an outbreak of Hepatitis A.
Gov. Justice
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CDC issues advisory on Hep A outbreaks
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a Health Alert Network Advisory this week regarding Hepatitis A infections amidst a multi-state outbreak. The CDC is monitoring vaccine supplies, which some state and local health
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Wyoming public health officials investigate Hep A outbreak
The Wyoming Department of Health (WDH) and the Casper-Natrona County Health Department continue to investigate a growing Natrona County Hepatitis A outbreak that began in October 2017.
Since then, 14 cases have been confirmed among
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Hepatitis A cases nearing 100 in WV; 3 out of 4 hospitalized
West Virginia has had 98 confirmed cases of Hepatitis A so far this year, with some of them caused by the same strain of the liver virus that has sickened people across the country.
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Food source suspected in Hep A outbreak in six EU countries
More than 40 cases of Hepatitis A have been reported in six European Union countries, according to the European Center for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDPC).
The 42 cases across Denmark, France, Germany, the Netherlands,
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Grand jury scolds county for response to Hepatitis A outbreak
San Diego’s recent Hepatitis A epidemic was mishandled by public health officials, according to a newly minted country grand jury report. It charges San Diego County’s Public Health Officer was slow to declare a public
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Hepatitis A outbreak definitely involves mainstream population
Editor’s note: This is the main story of a two-piece news package we are presenting today. The companion story includes additional information about Hepatitis A and a state-by-state breakdown of Hepatitis A cases. Most case
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White Castle worker latest to expose Louisville to hepatitis A
Louisville, KY, residents are getting another in what’s been a series of public warnings about hepatitis A.
This time, anyone who dined at a local White Castle restaurant between April 6 and April 20 is
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