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Volume 32, Number 8—August 2026

Dispatch

Outbreak of Hepatitis A Linked to Frozen Blueberries, the Netherlands, 2024–2025

Ingrid H.M. FriesemaComments to Author , Ingeborg L.A. Boxman, Ife A. Slegers–Fitz-James, Heather E. van Brug, Jessica C.J. Elzakkers, Gregorius J. Sips, Ellen P.A. Verspui-van der Eijk, Dana L.L. Adriaansens, Florien Dusseldorp, Sabiena G. Feenstra, Harry Vennema1, and Eelco Franz1
Author affiliation: National Institute for Public Health and the Environment, Bilthoven, the Netherlands (I.H.M. Friesema, E.P.A. Verspui-van der Eijk, D.L.L. Adriaansens, F. Dusseldorp, S.G. Feenstra, H. Vennema, E. Franz); Wageningen Food Safety Research, Wageningen University and Research, Wageningen, the Netherlands (I.L.A. Boxman); Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority, Utrecht, the Netherlands (I.A. Slegers–Fitz-James); Public Health Service Rotterdam-Rijnmond, Rotterdam, the Netherlands (H.E. van Brug, J.C.J. Elzakkers, G.J. Sips); Public Health Service Zuid-Holland Zuid, Dordrecht, the Netherlands (E.P.A. Verspui-van der Eijk)

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Epicurve of a hepatitis A outbreak linked to frozen blueberries, the Netherlands, 2024–2025. Number of cases per week based on date of disease onset. Cases occurred during November 26, 2024 (epidemiologic week 48), through February 10, 2025 (epidemiologic week 7).

Figure. Epicurve of a hepatitis A outbreak linked to frozen blueberries, the Netherlands, 2024–2025. Number of cases per week based on date of disease onset. Cases occurred during November 26, 2024 (epidemiologic week 48), through February 10, 2025 (epidemiologic week 7).

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1These senior authors contributed equally to this article.

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