date:Jul 27, 2023
As of July 20, another patient has been identified in an ongoing outbreak of hepatitis A infections traced to frozen organic strawberries. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported that 10 people from four states have been infected. Four people have been hospitalized. The states where the sick people reside are Washington, Oregon, California and Hawaii.
The hepatitis A virus strain causing illnesses in this outbreak is genetically identical to the strain that caused a foodborne he