The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) updated this outbreak on Friday afternoon to a total of 119 cases of Hepatitis A from eight states. Forty-seven of these individuals have been hospitalized, but
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Publisher’s Platform: One shot, two weeks, 81 victims so far
What we know about the Tropical Smoothie Cafe Hepatitis A outbreak:
- Once a person consumes human fecal matter containing the Hepatitis A virus, they have two weeks to receive treatment (one shot) or they are
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UPDATED: FDA seeks Egypt’s help on outbreak linked to strawberries
UPDATED CONTENT: As of noon Friday, Sept. 2, the Virginia Department of Health reports 66 residents of the state have been confirmed with Hepatitis A infections in this outbreak. That’s an increase of seven cases
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Hepatitis A outbreak linked to smoothies spans 5 states; 51 sick
More than 50 people in five states are confirmed with Hepatitis A infections in an outbreak associated with frozen strawberries from Egypt that were served at Tropical Smoothie Café locations in Virginia. The vast majority
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UPDATE: Virginia offers few details about Hepatitis A outbreak
UPDATE: After this story posted, a spokeswoman from the Virginia Department of Health provided additional details about the outbreak. As of the afternoon of Aug. 26, there were 35 confirmed cases of Hepatitis A, with
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Strawberry smoothies linked to Hepatitis A illnesses in Virginia
Frozen strawberries imported from Egypt and used by Tropical Smoothie Café locations in Virginia are possibly linked to a cluster of Hepatitis A infections, spurring state health officials to issue a public health warning. The
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