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  • #16
    Re: CDC: Multistate outbreak of Hepatitis A associated with Townsend Anti-Oxidant Frozen Berry blend product sold at Costco & Harris Teeter stores; CDC count = 127 cases in 8 states (Updated June 27, 2013)

    Source: http://www.foodpoisonjournal.com/foo.../#.Uc3o8Otpehc


    Pomegranate Seeds from Turkey Link in US Hepatitis A Outbreak
    Posted By Patti Waller on June 28, 2013

    As of June 27, 2013, 127 people have been confirmed to have become ill from Hepatitis A after eating ?Townsend Farms Organic Anti-oxidant Blend? in 8 states: Arizona (17), California (64), Colorado (25), Hawaii (7), New Mexico (5), Nevada (5), Utah (2), and Wisconsin (2). [Note: The cases reported from Wisconsin resulted from exposure to the product in California.]...

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    • #17
      Re: CDC: Multistate outbreak of Hepatitis A associated with Townsend Anti-Oxidant Frozen Berry blend product sold at Costco & Harris Teeter stores; CDC count = 127 cases in 8 states (Updated June 27, 2013)

      Excerpt from CDC Update as of July 1st:



      Multistate outbreak of hepatitis A virus infections linked to pomegranate seeds from Turkey

      Posted July 1, 2013 4:15 PM ET


      At a Glance:

      Cases exposed to ?Townsend Farms Organic Anti-oxidant Blend?: 131
      States: 8*
      Deaths: 0
      Hospitalizations: 59
      Recall: Yes

      *The cases reported from Wisconsin resulted from exposure to the product in California


      Epidemiologic Investigation:
      • As of June 28, 2013, 131 people have been confirmed to have become ill from hepatitis A after eating ?Townsend Farms Organic Antioxidant Blend? in 8 states: Arizona (19), California (66), Colorado (25), Hawaii (7), New Mexico (5), Nevada (5), Utah (2), and Wisconsin (2). [Note: The cases reported from Wisconsin resulted from exposure to the product in California.]

        ...
      • Illness onset dates range from 3/31/2013 ? 6/24/2013



      "What information consumes is rather obvious: it consumes the attention of its recipients. Hence a wealth of information creates a poverty of attention, and a need to allocate that attention efficiently among the overabundance of information sources that might consume it." - Herbert Simon

      "The benefits of education and of useful knowledge, generally diffused through a community, are essential to the preservation of a free government." - Sam Houston

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      • #18
        Re: CDC: Multistate outbreak of Hepatitis A associated with Townsend Anti-Oxidant Frozen Berry blend product sold at Costco & Harris Teeter stores; CDC count = 131 cases in 8 states (Updated July 1, 2013)

        Excerpt from Update from CDC as of July 5th:


        Multistate outbreak of hepatitis A virus infections linked to pomegranate seeds from Turkey


        At a Glance:

        Cases exposed to ?Townsend Farms Organic Anti-oxidant Blend?: 140
        States: 8*
        Deaths: 0
        Hospitalizations: 61
        Recall: Yes

        *The cases reported from Wisconsin resulted from exposure to the product in California


        Epidemiologic Investigation:
        • As of July 3, 2013, 140 people have been confirmed to have become ill from hepatitis A after eating ?Townsend Farms Organic Antioxidant Blend? in 8 states: Arizona (20), California (69), Colorado (26), Hawaii (8), New Mexico (6), Nevada (6), Utah (3), and Wisconsin (2). [Note: The cases reported from Wisconsin resulted from exposure to the product in California.]
        • Illness onset dates range from 3/31/2013 ? 6/24/2013



      "What information consumes is rather obvious: it consumes the attention of its recipients. Hence a wealth of information creates a poverty of attention, and a need to allocate that attention efficiently among the overabundance of information sources that might consume it." - Herbert Simon

      "The benefits of education and of useful knowledge, generally diffused through a community, are essential to the preservation of a free government." - Sam Houston

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      • #19
        Re: CDC: Multistate outbreak of Hepatitis A associated with Townsend Anti-Oxidant Frozen Berry blend product sold at Costco & Harris Teeter stores; CDC count = 140 cases in 8 states (Updated July 5, 2013)

        Excerpt from CDC update as of July 9th:

        Multistate outbreak of hepatitis A virus infections linked to pomegranate seeds from Turkey


        At a Glance:

        Cases exposed to ?Townsend Farms Organic Anti-oxidant Blend?: 143
        States: 8*
        Deaths: 0
        Hospitalizations: 62
        Recall: Yes

        *The cases reported from Wisconsin resulted from exposure to the product in California


        Epidemiologic Investigation:
        • As of July 8, 2013, 143 people have been confirmed to have become ill from hepatitis A after eating ?Townsend Farms Organic Antioxidant Blend? in 8 states: Arizona (21), California (69), Colorado (28), Hawaii (8), New Mexico (6), Nevada (6), Utah (3), and Wisconsin (2). [Note: The cases reported from Wisconsin resulted from exposure to the product in California.]
        • Illness onset dates range from 3/31/2013 ? 6/24/2013



        Laboratory Investigation:
        • The outbreak strain of hepatitis A virus, belonging to genotype 1B, was found in clinical specimens of 56 people in seven states: AZ (6), CA (15), CO (22), HI (4), NM (4), NV (4) and WI (1; the person was exposed in California). This genotype is rarely seen in the Americas but circulates in North Africa and the Middle East.
        • This genotype was identified in a 2013 outbreak of hepatitis A virus infections in Europe linked to frozen berries and a 2012 outbreak in British Columbia related to a frozen berry blend with pomegranate seeds from Egypt. However, there is no evidence at this time that these outbreaks are related to the ongoing U. S. outbreak.



        "What information consumes is rather obvious: it consumes the attention of its recipients. Hence a wealth of information creates a poverty of attention, and a need to allocate that attention efficiently among the overabundance of information sources that might consume it." - Herbert Simon

        "The benefits of education and of useful knowledge, generally diffused through a community, are essential to the preservation of a free government." - Sam Houston

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        • #20
          Re: CDC: Multistate outbreak of Hepatitis A associated with Townsend Anti-Oxidant Frozen Berry blend product sold at Costco & Harris Teeter stores; CDC count = 143 cases in 8 states (Updated July 9, 2013)

          Excerpt from CDC update as of July 16th:

          Multistate outbreak of hepatitis A virus infections linked to pomegranate seeds from Turkey

          At a Glance:

          Cases exposed to ?Townsend Farms Organic Anti-oxidant Blend?: 147
          States: 8*
          Deaths: 0
          Hospitalizations: 63
          Recall: Yes


          Epidemiologic Investigation:
          • As of July 15, 2013, 147 people have been confirmed to have become ill from hepatitis A after eating ?Townsend Farms Organic Antioxidant Blend? in 8 states: Arizona (21), California (71), Colorado (28), Hawaii (8), New Mexico (8), Nevada (6), Utah (3), and Wisconsin (2). [Note: The cases reported from Wisconsin resulted from exposure to the product in California.]

          • Illness onset dates range from 3/31/2013 ? 7/1/2013



          "What information consumes is rather obvious: it consumes the attention of its recipients. Hence a wealth of information creates a poverty of attention, and a need to allocate that attention efficiently among the overabundance of information sources that might consume it." - Herbert Simon

          "The benefits of education and of useful knowledge, generally diffused through a community, are essential to the preservation of a free government." - Sam Houston

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          • #21
            Re: CDC: Multistate outbreak of Hepatitis A associated with Townsend Anti-Oxidant Frozen Berry blend product sold at Costco & Harris Teeter stores; CDC count = 147 cases in 8 states (Updated July 17, 2013)

            CDC update for July 18:

            Multistate outbreak of hepatitis A virus infections linked to pomegranate seeds from Turkey

            At a Glance:

            Cases exposed to ?Townsend Farms Organic Anti-oxidant Blend?: 149
            States: 8*
            Deaths: 0
            Hospitalizations: 65
            Recall: Yes

            Epidemiologic Investigation:
            • As of July 17, 2013, 149 people have been confirmed to have become ill from hepatitis A after eating ?Townsend Farms Organic Antioxidant Blend? in 8 states: Arizona (22), California (73), Colorado (27), Hawaii (8), New Mexico (8), Nevada (6), Utah (3), and Wisconsin (2). [Note: The cases reported from Wisconsin resulted from exposure to the product in California.]
            • Illness onset dates range from 3/31/2013 ? 7/5/2013



            "What information consumes is rather obvious: it consumes the attention of its recipients. Hence a wealth of information creates a poverty of attention, and a need to allocate that attention efficiently among the overabundance of information sources that might consume it." - Herbert Simon

            "The benefits of education and of useful knowledge, generally diffused through a community, are essential to the preservation of a free government." - Sam Houston

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            • #22
              Re: CDC: Multistate outbreak of Hepatitis A associated with Townsend Anti-Oxidant Frozen Berry blend product sold at Costco & Harris Teeter stores; CDC count = 149 cases in 8 states (Updated July 18, 2013)

              CDC update as of July 22:

              Multistate outbreak of hepatitis A virus infections linked to pomegranate seeds from Turkey

              Posted July 22, 2013 10:30 AM ET

              At a Glance:

              Cases exposed to ?Townsend Farms Organic Anti-oxidant Blend?: 151
              States: 8*
              Deaths: 0
              Hospitalizations: 66
              Recall: Yes


              Epidemiologic Investigation:
              • As of July 19, 2013, 151 people have been confirmed to have become ill from hepatitis A after eating ?Townsend Farms Organic Antioxidant Blend? in 8 states: Arizona (22), California (74), Colorado (27), Hawaii (8), New Mexico (9), Nevada (6), Utah (3), and Wisconsin (2). [Note: The cases reported from Wisconsin resulted from exposure to the product in California.]
              • Illness onset dates range from 3/31/2013 ? 7/9/2013



              "What information consumes is rather obvious: it consumes the attention of its recipients. Hence a wealth of information creates a poverty of attention, and a need to allocate that attention efficiently among the overabundance of information sources that might consume it." - Herbert Simon

              "The benefits of education and of useful knowledge, generally diffused through a community, are essential to the preservation of a free government." - Sam Houston

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              • #23
                Re: CDC: Multistate outbreak of Hepatitis A associated with Townsend Anti-Oxidant Frozen Berry blend product sold at Costco & Harris Teeter stores; CDC count = 151 cases in 8 states (Updated July 22, 2013)

                There are now 6 secondary cases in household contacts of people who became ill from eating the berry product.


                CDC update as of Aug. 2:

                Multistate outbreak of hepatitis A virus infections linked to pomegranate seeds from Turkey


                At a Glance:

                Cases exposed to ?Townsend Farms Organic Anti-oxidant Blend?: 158
                States: 10*
                Deaths: 0
                Hospitalizations: 69
                Recall: Yes

                Epidemiologic Investigation:

                As of August 1, 2013, 158 people have been confirmed to have become ill from hepatitis A after eating ?Townsend Farms Organic Antioxidant Blend? in 10 states: Arizona (23), California (77), Colorado (28), Hawaii (8), New Hampshire (1), New Jersey (1), New Mexico (9), Nevada (6), Utah (3), and Wisconsin (2). [Note: The cases reported from Wisconsin resulted from exposure to the product in California, the cases reported from New Hampshire reported fruit exposure during travel to Nevada, and the case reported in New Jersey was a household contact of a confirmed case from Colorado.] Currently, 6 of the confirmed cases are household contacts of confirmed cases (secondary cases).
                • Illness onset dates range from 3/31/2013 ? 7/14/2013



                "What information consumes is rather obvious: it consumes the attention of its recipients. Hence a wealth of information creates a poverty of attention, and a need to allocate that attention efficiently among the overabundance of information sources that might consume it." - Herbert Simon

                "The benefits of education and of useful knowledge, generally diffused through a community, are essential to the preservation of a free government." - Sam Houston

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