A fourth of Hawaii’s Hepatitis A victims admitted to hospitals
About one in every four of the 288 people confirmed in Hawaii’s ongoing Hepatitis A outbreak has had symptoms so severe that they’ve required hospitalization. The first person confirmed as part of the...
View ArticleHepatitis A outbreak count at 291; McDonald’s worker sick
Two new confirmed cases of Hepatitis A were recorded in Hawaii in the past week, bringing the total number of people sickened to 291. And, another restaurant worker has been identified as a victim,...
View ArticleNo new Hepatitis A cases in Hawaii outbreak during past week
For the first time since July 6, Hawaii’s weekly Hepatitis A outbreak update did not include any new cases this week. The victim count held steady at 291. When the Hawaii Department of Health first...
View ArticleTwo Hepatitis A victims in Hawaii confirmed dead
Two Hepatitis A victims have died in the outbreak in Hawaii that was traced to frozen scallops imported from the Philippines and served raw at Genki Sushi restaurants on Oahu and Kauai. A spokesman for...
View ArticleSmoked mackerel from Philippines could cause botulism
New York officials have warned the public to not eat Phil Am branded smoked mackerel — Hasa Hasa — because it was not eviscerated and could contain spores that cause botulism poisoning. The fish is a...
View Article90,000 Hepatitis A follow-up shots coming due in Hawaii
More than 90,000 people received the first shot of a two-injection Hepatitis A vaccination in the second half of 2016, and that means more than 90,000 follow-up injections are coming due in the Aloha...
View ArticleHepatitis A found in tuna; time limited for post-exposure shots
Anyone who has not been vaccinated for Hepatitis A and has eaten imported yellowfin tuna in the past two weeks — especially if they live in California, Oklahoma, New York or Texas — should consider...
View ArticleBrazil responds to Coronavirus positive chicken claims
A government agency, industry association and the affected company in Brazil have responded to Chinese claims that a chicken wing sample has tested positive for the virus that causes COVID-19. Health...
View ArticleStudies highlight outbreaks in India and Philippines
Three studies have been published describing water and foodborne outbreaks in India and the Philippines. The articles, in a supplement of the International Journal of Infectious Diseases, involve...
View ArticlePhilippines halts UK beef imports because of BSE risk
The Philippines has temporarily banned beef exports from the United Kingdom because of a case of classical Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE), also known as mad cow disease. The Department of...
View ArticlePhilippines Lifts Ban on US Meat, Bone
The Philippines Department of Agriculture (DA) lifted an eight-year-old ban on meat and bone meal imports from the United States after the World Animal Health Organization officially recognized the...
View ArticleUN to Focus on Traceability in Philippines
The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) has plans to launch a $2-5 million Traceability Center for Agro-Industrial Exports (TRACE) in the Philippines, the Manila Bulletin...
View ArticleSmoked Fish Recalled Due to Botulism Potential
A California company is recalling smoked fish imported from the Philippines because it has the potential to be contaminated with Clostridium botulinum, a bacterium which can cause life-threatening...
View ArticleGlobal Trend to Update Food Safety Laws Continues in the Philippines
The Philippines may soon join the United States and Canada by updating its food safety law. In Manila, the Philippines Senate Committee on Trade and Commerce has reported Senate Bill 3311 to the floor....
View Article‘Poisoned’ Candy Sickens Nearly 2,000 People in the Philippines
At least 1,925 people — most of them children — have fallen ill in the Philippines after eating candies said to be intentionally poisoned, according to numerous reports. At least 66 people are...
View ArticleTest Results Show Philippines Outbreak Linked to Candy Caused by Staphylococcus
The illness outbreak connected to fruit candies that sickened nearly 2,000 people in the Philippines was likely caused by poor worker hygiene at the production facility, resulting in contamination by...
View ArticleHawaii Hepatitis A outbreak grows to almost 250 people
Additional victims of a Hepatitis A outbreak linked to imported, frozen scallops served raw in Hawaii continue to be identified, with state officials reporting 241 people now confirmed with infections....
View ArticleUpdate: Confirmed cases in Hawaii’s Hepatitis A outbreak now total 271
Sept. 14 update: The Hawaii State Department of Health has identified 19 new cases of Hepatitis A since the most recent update a week ago. The total number of confirmed cases as of Wednesday is 271....
View ArticleHawaii’s Hepatitis A count hits 276, including school cafeteria worker
The number of new cases of Hepatitis A being reported in Hawaii appears to be slowing, with only five additional patients being confirmed in the past week. However, foodservice workers at restaurants...
View ArticleScallops gone but Hepatitis A outbreak continues to expand
Eight more people have been confirmed as victims in a Hepatitis A outbreak in Hawaii as health officials continue to ask for help from the public, health care providers and foodservice workers to stem...
View ArticleOutbreak prompts call to create a CDC in the Philippines
A senator has called for the creation of an agency to deal with public health after almost 3,000 people fell ill in the Philippines. Senator Win Gatchalian is co-author of the Philippine Center for...
View ArticleFood aid linked to illness in the Philippines
Distributed food aid is suspected to be behind more than 200 people falling sick in the Philippines. Agusan del Sur health officials said 216 people had been treated in the hospital earlier this week...
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