Tropical Smoothie Cafe linked to hepatitis A cluster in Virginia
by News Desk from Outbreak News Today on (#1R3AM)
The Virginia Department of Health (VDH) is investigating a cluster of hepatitis A cases and has identified a potential association with smoothies from Tropical Smoothie Cafe restaurants in Virginia. Genetic testing shows the illnesses were caused by a strain of hepatitis A that has been associated with past outbreaks due to frozen strawberries from Egypt. ["]
