Hepatitis A outbreak reaches 162 cases

CDC says the outbreak is linked to Townsend Farms Organic Antioxidant Blend frozen berries.

September 24, 2013

CDC revised the number of reported cases in an ongoing Hepatitis A outbreak linked to Townsend Farms Organic Antioxidant Blend frozen berries to 162 across 10 states. No deaths have been reported, but 71 have been hospitalized. Cases were reported in Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, Nevada, Utah and Wisconsin, though the cases in New Hampshire and New Jersey reported exposure when traveling to Wisconsin and Colorado, respectively. The products were sold at both Costco Wholesale and Teeter Harris stores.

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