Case of avian influenza A (H3N8) virus infection in humans in China.

On March 27, 2023, the National Health Commission of the People’s Republic of China notified the WHO of a confirmed human case with the Avian Influenza A(H3N8) virus; this is the third reported case of human infection with the Avian Influenza A(H3N8) virus; all three cases have been reported from China. The patient was a […]

More details on the hepatitis A virus in this year’s frozen strawberry outbreak

FDA officials confirmed that the strain of virus found in frozen organic strawberries involved in a multistate outbreak this year is the same strain that caused an outbreak in 2022. According to the agency, the organic strawberries associated with both outbreaks were imported to the United States from Baja California, Mexico. In 2023, this frozen […]