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Since the outbreaks were first identified in 2016, 37 states have publicly reported the following as of January 12, 2024:
Hardly a week goes by that there is not yet another announcement of a hepatitis A positive employee putting co-workers
Continue Reading Publisher’s Platform: Hepatitis A outbreaks have sickened tens of thousands and killed 424; all preventable by a vaccine
The United States is not ready to vaccinate against High Pathogenicity Avian Influenza (HPAI).
According to John R. Clifford, veterinary trade policy advisory for the USA Poultry & Egg Export Council, an approved vaccine is not yet available that is a “good match to the virus.” That leaves biosecurity measures
Continue Reading The bird flu vaccine isn’t available in the U.S.
Virginia Tech researchers are testing a potential live oral vaccine for norovirus. The vaccine that the team is testing is in development by Indiana University researchers and uses the Rotarix rotavirus vaccine as a platform.
Norovirus is a contagious virus that causes vomiting and diarrhea. According to the Center for
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is seeking public comment on a petition from a vaccine manufacturer that wants approval to produce foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) vaccine consisting of a modified non-infectious and non-transmissible strain of the virus on the U.S. mainland.
The petition
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Two health agencies in Australia are investigating a cluster of hepatitis A infections in the South Korean community.
The Australian Capital Territory (ACT) Health Directorate and New South Wales (NSW) Health reported eight adults of South Korean heritage have been affected since June. Most of them did not report recent
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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 officials say have been constrained.
Outbreaks have been reported in California, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Utah
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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 Natrona County residents, which is a significant increase over the usual total for the entire
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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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Continue Reading Hepatitis A cases nearing 100 in WV; 3 out of 4 hospitalized
Public health officials in Kentucky are responding agressively to a Hepatitis A outbreak, and Dr. Jeffrey Howard, acting director of the state health department issued a statement Friday saying it’s still safe to travel to Kentucky.
Howard mentioned the May 5 Kentucky Derby and urged people to come on down
Continue Reading Kentucky health officials respond aggressively to Hepatitis A
Nearly 200 cases of hepatitis A have been reported in Louisville, KY, since November 2017, so local health officials are offering $25 vaccines to restaurant and foodservice workers in an attempt to curb the outbreak.
The initiative was launched this week by the Department of Public Health and Wellness in
Continue Reading City offers hep A vaccine subsidies to foodservice workers
