In the United States, 17 cases of hepatitis A have been reported, with a dozen requiring hospitalisation; and at least ten cases confirmed by Canadian authorities.

Strawberries are being recalled as authorities investigate whether the fruit is to blame; for more than two dozen confirmed hepatitis A cases in the US and Canada.

According to a Food and Drug Administration news release, the batches identified by authorities are past their shelf life; having been delivered between March 5 and April 25, but authorities are concerned; about anyone who may have frozen the berries.
“According to the traceback investigations, victims in California, Minnesota, and Canada purchased fresh organic strawberries marketed as FreshKampo or HEB before to becoming infected.”