Hepatitis Blog

"Surveillance and analysis on hepatitis news and outbreaks."

Author: Marler Clark is a Seattle law firm that also authors Cryptosporidium Blog, E. Coli Blog, Marler Blog, Food Poison Blog, Campylobacter Blog, Listeria Blog, Norovirus Blog, Salmonella Blog and Shigella Blog.

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Recent Posts from Hepatitis Blog

Pets And Some Meat Consumption Play Important Role In HEV, New Study Says
Hepatitis E, like Hepatitis A, is a virus that can be spread through food. It does not get as much attention as Hepatitis A because it is thought to be rare. But, how that is…
American Society for Microbiology honors Stanley A. Plotkin
The American Society for Microbiology (ASM) Maurice Hilleman/Merck Award has gone to Stanley A. Plotkin, M.D., Professor Emeritus, Wistar Institute and the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, for his lifetime of dedication to vaccinology, including his…
"Hepatitis A" Tops Texas Vaccine Requirements For School-Aged Children
About a dozen states comply with the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) recommendations for vaccines for school-aged children. The states have the power to enforce vaccine requirements at the school house door. Since about…
Happy Hepatitis Awareness Day! Hepatitis A & B Are Preventable Diseases
Today (05/19/09) was Hepatitis Awareness Day in the United States and around the World. Many local health departments marked the occasion by offering free vaccines for Hepatitis A & B. From the Connecticut Department of…
Claims Settled In La Mesa's Chipotle Grill Hepatitis A 2008 Outbreak
In late April 2008, San Diego County health officials announced that a number of Hepatitis A (HAV)infections had been traced to a Chipotle Grill restaurant in La Mesa, California, near San Diego. Officials advised…
Produce Worker At Littleton, CO Albertson's Tests Positive For Hepatitis A
Did you ever notice the people in the produce department at the grocery store are always the friendliest? That's probably no comfort to customers at the Albertson's in Littleton, CO who are being told that…
Richard Miller - One Man's Hepatitis A Story
In late October 2003, Beaver County ER doctors reported an alarming number of Hepatitis A cases. Investigators from the Pennsylvania Department of Health initiated an investigation immediately and discovered that many, if not all, cases had eaten…
Hard To Treat Diseases (HTDS) Offers Hepatitis A Vaccine in India
This release from a single company speaks volumes about the size of the Hepatitis A vaccine market in India, which has developed in only the last few years. It says: Hard To Treat Diseases (HTDS) says…
VA Says Its Equipment Was Contaminated; Vets Testing Positive For Viral Infections, Including Hepatitis
Boy, talk about another reason to get your Hepatitis A vaccine! The Veterans Administration (VA) has acknowledged that 16 patients exposed to contaminated equipment at its medical facilities have tested positive for viral infections,…
Bodies & Body Parts From War in Mexico Foul Imperial Beach Waters, But Surf Is Up!
The war in Mexico between drug dealers and the government last year saw more than 5,300 killed, including 843 just across border in the 120-year old city of Tijuana. Its neighbor to the north is…