Hepatitis A

Hepatitis A infected restaurant employee reported; post-exposure vaccinations recommended

State health officials in Massachusetts are warning that anyone who dined at The Red Inn in Provincetown between April 30 and May 15 may have been exposed to hepatitis A.

By News Desk

/ 24 May 2025

Hepatitis A infected restaurant employee reported; post-exposure vaccinations recommended

FDA investigating new outbreak of hepatitis A infections; patient counts in other outbreaks increasing

The Food and Drug Administration is investigating a new outbreak of hepatitis A infections, but has not yet determined the source of the pathogen. As of the posting of the

By Coral Beach

/ 8 May 2025

FDA investigating new outbreak of hepatitis A infections; patient counts in other outbreaks increasing

Hepatitis A found in worker at Jersey Mike’s; patrons urged to seek medical treatment

The Nassau County Department of Health has announced a confirmed case of hepatitis A virus in a food handler who worked at Jersey Mike’s Subs, located at 24 Atlantic

By News Desk

/ 28 Apr 2025

Hepatitis A found in worker at Jersey Mike’s; patrons urged to seek medical treatment

FSA assesses foodborne burden of four pathogens

Researchers have reported the food attributable portions of disease for four important pathogens in the United Kingdom. Findings will be used to support future Food Standards Agency (FSA) studies estimating

By Joe Whitworth

/ 23 Apr 2025

FSA assesses foodborne burden of four pathogens

Expert calls for attention on foodborne viral disease risks

An expert has urged vigilance to keep ever-changing and emerging viruses out of food. Jeffrey LeJeune said it is not possible to predict the type, timing or location of the

By Joe Whitworth

/ 18 Apr 2025

Expert calls for attention on foodborne viral disease risks

Cases double in Dutch Hepatitis A outbreak

Two dozen people were sickened in the Netherlands after eating blueberries contaminated with hepatitis A. The National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM) said it received 24 reports

By News Desk

/ 17 Mar 2025

Cases double in Dutch Hepatitis A outbreak

Publisher’s Platform: Give hepatitis A vaccines to food service workers

— OPINION — Here we go again. From the New York Health Department: Anyone Who Ate Food From ilili Restaurant During January 31 – February 9, 2025 Should Get Hepatitis A Vaccine as

By Bill Marler

/ 15 Feb 2025

Publisher’s Platform: Give hepatitis A vaccines to food service workers

Researchers work to develop faster, more accurate virus detection for produce

Researchers in Spain are working to develop faster, more accurate methods for detecting viruses like human norovirus and hepatitis A in fresh produce. The project, led by Dr. Susana Guix

By News Desk

/ 23 Jan 2025

FDA announces new strategy to prevent contamination of fresh and frozen berries

The FDA has developed a new strategy to prevent the contamination of fresh and frozen berries with viruses such as hepatitis A and norovirus. “Collaboration between regulators, the global berry

By Coral Beach

/ 20 Jan 2025

FDA announces new strategy to prevent contamination of fresh and frozen berries

Frozen blueberries linked to Dutch hepatitis A infections

At least a dozen people have been sickened in the Netherlands after eating blueberries contaminated with hepatitis A. The National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM) received reports

By News Desk

/ 16 Jan 2025

Frozen blueberries linked to Dutch hepatitis A infections

WHO and FAO published a report ranking foodborne viruses

WHO and FAO have published the full report of an exercise that ranked foodborne viruses according to frequency and severity. The first part of the World Health Organization (WHO) and

By Joe Whitworth

/ 18 Dec 2024

WHO and FAO published a report ranking foodborne viruses

Milwaukee Health Department offering hepatitis A vaccines after restaurant worker tests positive for the virus

The City of Milwaukee Health Department (MHD) has received a report of a confirmed case of hepatitis A in a restaurant worker. The individual is an employee at Beans &

By News Desk

/ 19 Nov 2024

Milwaukee Health Department offering hepatitis A vaccines after restaurant worker tests positive for the virus

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Hepatitis A infected restaurant employee reported; post-exposure vaccinations recommended

FDA investigating new outbreak of hepatitis A infections; patient counts in other outbreaks increasing

Hepatitis A found in worker at Jersey Mike’s; patrons urged to seek medical treatment

FSA assesses foodborne burden of four pathogens

Expert calls for attention on foodborne viral disease risks

Cases double in Dutch Hepatitis A outbreak

Publisher’s Platform: Give hepatitis A vaccines to food service workers

Researchers work to develop faster, more accurate virus detection for produce

FDA announces new strategy to prevent contamination of fresh and frozen berries

Frozen blueberries linked to Dutch hepatitis A infections

WHO and FAO published a report ranking foodborne viruses

Milwaukee Health Department offering hepatitis A vaccines after restaurant worker tests positive for the virus