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After billions spent on mass culling, a vaccination strategy will be up next

With no person-to-person spread, the health risk to humans remaining low, and the 15-month emergency human response to H5N1 avian flu over, this summer’s break in reported infections to

By Dan Flynn

/ 11 Aug 2025

After billions spent on mass culling, a vaccination strategy will be up next

Publisher’s Platform: If you visited a Taco Bell in Everett or Lake Stevens on May 22 or 23 you have less than 2 weeks to get a Hepatitis A vaccine

Too bad the Taco Bell worker was not already vaccinated. The Snohomish County Health Department has identified a case of hepatitis A that occurred in a food worker who worked

By Bill Marler

/ 30 May 2023

Publisher’s Platform: If you visited a Taco Bell in Everett or Lake Stevens on May 22 or 23 you have less than 2 weeks to get a Hepatitis A vaccine

Hepatitis A scare at Tim Hortons in Saskatchewan; seek vaccinations now

The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) is alerting the public to a risk of exposure to hepatitis A from a food service employee at a restaurant located in Emerald Park, SK.

By News Desk

/ 17 Feb 2022

Hepatitis A scare at Tim Hortons in Saskatchewan; seek vaccinations now

Hepatitis A patient count more than doubles among patrons of Virginia restaurants

Health officials in the Roanoke, VA, area say the number of hepatitis A infections linked to three Famous Anthony’s restaurants has more than doubled, with 20 people requiring hospitalization.

By News Desk

/ 13 Oct 2021

Hepatitis A patient count more than doubles among patrons of Virginia restaurants

Hepatitis A concerns at Pascagoula restaurant where two infected employees worked

The Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) is investigating two cases of hepatitis A in Jackson County restaurant employees, which may have led to possible exposure for customers. Two employees

By News Desk

/ 6 Apr 2021

Hepatitis A concerns at Pascagoula restaurant where two infected employees worked

Vicksburg restaurant worker exposes customers to hepatitis A

The Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) is investigating a case of hepatitis A in a Warren County restaurant employee that may have led to exposure for customers. MSDH has

By News Desk

/ 3 Feb 2020

Vicksburg restaurant worker exposes customers to hepatitis A

Preventative care: Increasing hepatitis A vaccinations among food service workers

ACADEMIC ANALYSIS Editor’s note: This contributed piece is from the thesis of Jamie Ragos, the current holder of The Dave Theno Fellowship for Food Safety. Thesis: Over the past

By Guest Contributor

/ 9 Dec 2019

Preventative care: Increasing hepatitis A vaccinations among food service workers

Mandatory food handler vaccines for hepatitis A imposed by Missouri county

Franklin County, MO has joined the shortlist of cities and counties requiring hepatitis A vaccines for restaurant workers. A deadly national hepatitis A epidemic touched Franklin County more than 50

By Dan Flynn

/ 8 Aug 2019

Mandatory food handler vaccines for hepatitis A imposed by Missouri county

Infections slow in hepatitis A outbreak, but more patients likely

Almost 30 cases of Hepatitis A have been reported in North Yorkshire since June 19. Public Health England (PHE) Yorkshire and the Humber, North Yorkshire County Council and National Health

By News Desk

/ 16 Jul 2019

Infections slow in hepatitis A outbreak, but more patients likely

Publisher’s Platform: It’s past time to offer foodservice workers Hep A vaccinations

Opinion Vaccinating food service workers will not solve the entire HAV problem — we need a nationwide focus on homelessness and drug use as well. According to a recent health warning,

By Bill Marler

/ 22 Apr 2019

Publisher’s Platform: It’s past time to offer foodservice workers Hep A vaccinations

Publisher’s Platform: For goodness sake, vaccinate – for Hep A

There are now 16 dead with 292 sickened with hepatitis A in San Diego — mostly in the ignored homeless population. And, the numbers of people with this preventable disease is

By Bill Marler

/ 24 Sep 2017

EU vaccination of cattle for lumpy skin disease has worked

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has found that the mass vaccination of cattle implemented in south-eastern Europe successfully contained the outbreaks of lumpy skin disease in the region in

By News Desk

/ 21 Apr 2017

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After billions spent on mass culling, a vaccination strategy will be up next

Publisher’s Platform: If you visited a Taco Bell in Everett or Lake Stevens on May 22 or 23 you have less than 2 weeks to get a Hepatitis A vaccine

Hepatitis A scare at Tim Hortons in Saskatchewan; seek vaccinations now

Hepatitis A patient count more than doubles among patrons of Virginia restaurants

Hepatitis A concerns at Pascagoula restaurant where two infected employees worked

Vicksburg restaurant worker exposes customers to hepatitis A

Preventative care: Increasing hepatitis A vaccinations among food service workers

Mandatory food handler vaccines for hepatitis A imposed by Missouri county

Infections slow in hepatitis A outbreak, but more patients likely

Publisher’s Platform: It’s past time to offer foodservice workers Hep A vaccinations

Publisher’s Platform: For goodness sake, vaccinate – for Hep A

EU vaccination of cattle for lumpy skin disease has worked