Hepatitis A reported at Buffalo Wild Wings in LA County ... - CBS News
22 hours ago · CBS News Los Angeles Live. The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health is investigating a case of Hepatitis A at a Buffalo Wild Wings restaurant in Monterey Park, the department announced ...
Monterey Park restaurant patrons may have been exposed to hepatitis …
19 hours ago · Customers who ate at the Buffalo Wild Wings in Monterey Park between November 13 and 22 should get a hepatitis A vaccine if they aren't already immunized, county health officials said. News Home Page
Scientists Implicate a Novel Cellular Protein in Hepatitis A Infection
Nov 20, 2024 · A collaboration between Stanley M. Lemon, MD, and fellow infectious diseases colleagues at the UNC School of Medicine has unveiled a crucial role for a protein called PDAP1 in hepatitis A virus infection of the liver.
Scientists implicate a novel cellular protein in hepatitis A infection
6 days ago · Hepatitis A virus excels at this. This highly contagious virus, which can cause severe liver inflammation, has evolved to spread through close person-to-person contact or through contaminated food ...
WHO sounds alarm on viral hepatitis infections claiming 3500 …
Apr 9, 2024 · According to the World Health Organization (WHO) 2024 Global Hepatitis Report, the number of lives lost due to viral hepatitis is increasing. The disease is the second leading infectious cause of death globally -- with 1.3 million deaths per year, the same as tuberculosis, a top infectious killer.
Hepatitis A Virus Infections: Frozen Strawberries (February 2023)
Sep 15, 2023 · As of July 18, 2023, a total of 10 outbreak-associated cases of hepatitis A have been reported from four states. Based on epidemiological data collected by CDC, 10/10 (100%) people who provided...
Hepatitis A Outbreaks Linked to Food Sources and Person-to …
Feb 8, 2024 · The recent hepatitis A outbreaks have occurred from several different sources: Foodborne transmission through ingestion of contaminated food. Person-to-person transmission through close contact with a person infected with the virus, most recently among people who use drugs, people experiencing homelessness, and men who have sex with men.
Hepatitis A Outbreak Linked to Person-to-Person Contact
Apr 30, 2024 · In 2016, hepatitis A outbreaks began spreading across the United States through person-to-person transmission. The outbreaks peaked in 2019. Many people think hepatitis A is only connected to contaminated food and water. However, in the US, hepatitis A is more commonly spread from person to person.
Frozen Strawberries Are Recalled After Hepatitis A Infections
Jun 14, 2023 · A voluntary recall of frozen strawberries has been expanded as the Food and Drug Administration has linked more retailers to a string of nine hepatitis A cases that date back to last year.
2022 Hepatitis A | Viral Hepatitis Surveillance Report | CDC
Apr 3, 2024 · There were 2,265 new cases of hepatitis A reported during 2022. There were 4,500 estimated infections during 2022. There were 118 hepatitis A-related deaths reported during 2022. After annual increases from 2015, hepatitis A cases began to decrease in 2020.