A Multistate, Foodborne Outbreak of Hepatitis A
New England Journal of MedicinePublished 25 February 1999Open access
Yvan Hutin, Vitali Pool, Elaine H. Cramer, Omana V. Nainan, Jo Weth, Ian T. Williams
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A large outbreak of hepatitis A in Michigan that was associated with the consumption of frozen strawberries is described and apparently sporadic cases in other states that could be linked to the same source by viral genetic analysis are found.
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We describe a large outbreak of hepatitis A in Michigan that was associated with the consumption of frozen strawberries. We found apparently sporadic cases in other states that could be linked to the same source by viral genetic analysis.
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MedicineAgricultural and Biological SciencesBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
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