Epidemiology (Hepatitis A)

Transmission of Viruses Via Food Not Uncommon

Published in Hepatitis Weekly, May 5th, 1997

Hepatitis A and gastroenteritis (Norwalk and Norwalk-like) viruses have become common causes of foodborne illness, according to Dean O. Cliver, author of "Virus Transmission via Food," published in the Institute of Food Technologists' (IFT's) April 1997 issue of Food Technology.

Between 1988 and 1992, the most recent period for which data have been issued, Hepatitis A virus became the fourth leading cause of foodborne illness and gastroenteritis viruses became the ninth, Cliver stated.

"Hepatitis A, which is notoriously under reported in the United States, is the only foodborne viral disease for which official reporting is mandatory for all...

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Source: Hepatitis Weekly (1997-05-05)

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