It’s time to grab a sun hat and shovel, or rake, and head to the beach to dig for clams or gather oysters. What could be a better summer outing? But time is of the
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90,000 Hepatitis A follow-up shots coming due in Hawaii
More than 90,000 people received the first shot of a two-injection Hepatitis A vaccination in the second half of 2016, and that means more than 90,000 follow-up injections are coming due in the Aloha State.
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Publisher’s Platform: It is time to Vaccinate against Hepatitis A
It’s not just for travelers and people at risk anymore.
I spent the last day meeting with the family of a woman that died too young from complications of Hepatitis A after eating tainted scallops
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Two Hepatitis A victims in Hawaii confirmed dead
Two Hepatitis A victims have died in the outbreak in Hawaii that was traced to frozen scallops imported from the Philippines and served raw at Genki Sushi restaurants on Oahu and Kauai.
A spokesman for
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No new Hepatitis A cases in Hawaii outbreak during past week
For the first time since July 6, Hawaii’s weekly Hepatitis A outbreak update did not include any new cases this week. The victim count held steady at 291.
When the Hawaii Department of Health first
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Hawaii’s Hepatitis A outbreak could be coming to an end
New cases of Hepatitis A infection in Hawaii’s outbreak linked to frozen, imported scallops are holding steady for the first time since the outbreak was announced, with only one additional person confirmed sick in the
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Scallops gone but Hepatitis A outbreak continues to expand
Eight more people have been confirmed as victims in a Hepatitis A outbreak in Hawaii as health officials continue to ask for help from the public, health care providers and foodservice workers to stem the
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Hawaii Hepatitis A outbreak grows to almost 250 people
Additional victims of a Hepatitis A outbreak linked to imported, frozen scallops served raw in Hawaii continue to be identified, with state officials reporting 241 people now confirmed with infections. In the past week, 13
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FDA confirms Hepatitis A in scallops; multi-state recall begins
Federal officials have confirmed Hepatitis A in frozen, imported scallops that have been linked to an outbreak in Hawaii and are working with Sea Port Products Corp. to recall the shellfish from three states. None
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California Updates Warning About Domoic Acid in Some Shellfish Species
The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) is updating its warning to consumers regarding certain seafood species caught along the California coastline which may contain high levels of domoic acid. There have been no reported
Update: Consumers Warned About Toxins in Fish, Crab From Two CA Counties
(April 29 update: This warning has been expanded to include crab.) The California Department of Public Health is advising consumers not to eat the internal organs of commercially or recreationally caught anchovy, sardines, or crab
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