March 2010

Hepatitis A is the only common vaccine-preventable foodborne disease in the United States (Fiore, 2004). It is one of five human hepatitis viruses that primarily infect the human liver and cause human illness. Unlike hepatitis B and C, hepatitis A doesn’t develop into chronic hepatitis or cirrhosis, which are both potentially fatal conditions; however, infection…

Jill Blocker over at Eat, Drink and Be wrote a great summary of what to pay attention to while traveling

Spring is here and people who were bundled up in their homes all winter are finally ready to go out into the world, but as the vacation season begins, remembering food and water safety can…

On July 13, 2009, Rock Island County Health Department officials informed the McDonald’s corporate office that a McDonald’s franchise in Milan, Illinois had an employee infected with hepatitis A. The employee had been working at that restaurant over the past week. The next day, health officials went to the Milan McDonald’s and found that employees…