FDA Investigating Outbreak of Hepatitis A Possibly Linked to Strawberries
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and other officials are looking into an outbreak of Hepatitis A possibly connected to organic strawberries.
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Hepatitis A Outbreak Spreads Following Opioid Crisis
The Hepatitis A virus is reportedly spreading across the country in the wake of the opioid crisis, mostly affecting drug users and the homeless.
Florida Surgeon General Declares Hepatitis A Emergency
The Florida Surgeon General declared a public health emergency on Thursday after 56 new cases of Hepatitis A were reported in the last reporting period.
Orange County Supervisors Rescind Plan to Put Homeless in Tent Camps by City Parks
Throngs of protesters from Irvine, Huntington Beach, and Laguna Niguel shouted-down an Orange County Supervisors meeting to force a reversal of the plan to set up homeless tent camps next to local city parks.
LA City Council May Operate Tent Encampments for 34,000 Homeless
The Los Angeles City Council voted last week to develop an “emergency” plan that could operate trailer and tent encampments to house 34,000-homeless — similar to the plan developed by Orange County.
Orange County Cities Fight New Tent Camps for Homeless
The three cities where Orange County planned to erect tent camps to warehouse evicted Santa Ana River homeless people are threatening lawsuits to block the move.
14,000 Used Needles at OC River Homeless Camps
Orange County found 13,950 used hypodermic needles left by evicted homeless people along the Santa Ana River, confirming public health concerns that led to the camps’ removal.
Orange County Begins Removing Thousands of Homeless Along Santa Ana River
Orange County officials have begun removing the thousands of homeless people that now line the 35-mile stretch of the Santa Ana River from Prado Dam to the ocean.
Hepatitis A Outbreak in Michigan: Ten Times More Cases in 2017 Than 2015
An outbreak of Hepatitis A in Michigan that began in August 2016 has seen the number of cases reported in 2017 increase by a factor of ten since 2015, the last full year of reporting prior to the current outbreak.
California Hepatitis A Outbreak on Verge of Statewide Epidemic
The California hepatitis A outbreak is on the verge of reaching statewide epidemic status, as cases have spread through homeless tent cities from San Diego north to Sacramento.
Critics Blame Plastic Bag Ban for ‘Man-Made’ Hepatitis Crisis in San Diego
Some critics of San Diego’s response to a deadly outbreak of Hepatitis A among the homeless population are placing partial blame on the recent plastic bag ban.
San Diego’s Hepatitis Outbreak Baffles Medical Community, Homeland Security Brought In
San Diego’s Hepatitis A outbreak—which spread to Los Angeles last week—is threatening to overwhelm the medical community as the disease has claimed 16 lives, 250 hospitalized and over 400 infected forcing the city to take extreme measures to prevent further spread of the disease.
Growing Hepatitis A Outbreak in San Diego Forces Extreme Measures
San Diego’s nearly year-old Hepatitis outbreak is getting worse, forcing the Southern California port city to take extreme measures, including sanitary street washing in the downtown area, according to Mayor Kevin Faulconer’s office on Friday.
Rand Paul Gets Hepatitis A Booster
After taking flack over his comments regarding vaccination, Republican Senator Rand Paul managed to fit in a booster shot for Hepatitis A at the Capitol physician’s office.
