The Hawaii Department of Health released a new update on August 31, 2016, stating that the number of confirmed cases of hepatitis A in the outbreak linked to imported scallops has reached 241. That means 13 new cases have been identified in the last week. All of the cases have been in adults. Sixty-four people … Read more
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have joined the investigation into a Hepatitis A outbreak in Hawaii that has sickened 206 people. Along with the Hawaii Department of Health, the agencies have conducted epidemiological, laboratory and traceback investigations that have identified sea scallops supplied by Sea Port … Read more
Hawaiian health officials have blocked the sale of imported sea scallops linked to an outbreak that has sickened more than 200 people. The Hawaii Department of Health identified raw scallops from Sea Port Bay Scallops (Wild Harvest, Raw Frozen) that originated in the Philippines as the source of an outbreak. The scallops, served at Genki Sushi … Read more
A Hepatitis A outbreak on Oahu has expanded to include 74 people, according to the Hawaii Department of Health. Twenty six people have been hospitalized. Onset of illness dates range from June 12 to July 14. All but two of those sickened, who live on the islands of Hawaii and Maui, live on Oahu. But all … Read more
The Hawaii Department of Health has released more information about the Hepatitis A outbreak in Waipahu. Now 52 people are sick with this viral infection. A food service employee at the Baskin-Robbins store in the Waikele Center in Waipahu has been diagnosed with the illness. The department is telling anyone who consumed any food or drink … Read more
A Hepatitis A outbreak on Oahu has sickened 12 people, hospitalizing six of them, according to the Hawaii State Department of Health. Onset of illness dates have ranged from June 16 through June 27, 2016. Hepatitis A is a virus that is usually transmitted through contact with an infected person’s stool. It can be prevented … Read more