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Frozen strawberries sold at Costco, Trader Joe’s, recalled after hepatitis A outbreak
WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — Frozen organic strawberries sold at stores across the U.S., including Costco, Aldi and Trader Joe’s, have been recalled over the product’s potential link to an outbreak… Read More
Measure Seeks Review of Kentucky’s Response to Hepatitis Outbreak
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) – Kentucky lawmakers have advanced a proposal that calls for a review of the state’s response to a hepatitis A outbreak that became one of the country’s… Read More
Officials: Ohio Has a Hepatitis A Outbreak, But It’s Not New
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – The Ohio Department of Health says reports that wrongly imply a newly declared outbreak of hepatitis A are circulating around the state, apparently prompted by a… Read More
Infection And Inequality: How The Income Gap Fuels Ohio Valley’s Hep A Outbreak
Jim Thacker is frustrated. The spokesperson for the Madison County, Kentucky, Health Department said there is a real threat of a Hepatitis A outbreak at the detention center right down the road… Read More
Battling An Outbreak: Businesses And Health Officials Respond As Ohio Valley’s Hep A Cases Climb
The low rumble of industrial fans fills the Catholic Action Center in Lexington, a shelter that provides meals and other services for homeless people. It’s mid-morning on a hot July day and… Read More
Officials: Kentucky’s Hepatitis A Outbreak Now Worst In US
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) – The hepatitis A outbreak in Louisville and other parts of Kentucky is now the worst in the country. The Courier Journal reports state health officials confirmed… Read More
Ohio Declares Statewide Outbreak of Hepatitis A
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio’s health department says it’s declaring a statewide outbreak of hepatitis A. State officials say Ohio has 79 hepatitis A cases so far this year and… Read More
Regional Hep A Outbreak Linked To Ohio Valley Addiction Crisis
A Hepatitis A outbreak growing in the Louisville area since last summer reached a new peak recently with a travel advisory from Indiana health officials. They told Hoosiers heading to Kentucky… Read More