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ChatGPT image description: A person stands at the entrance to a berry-picking field holding a basket, facing a prominent warning sign that reads, β€œNorovirus is spiking in this area.” The sunny farm setting and cheerful berry-picking signage contrast with the health warning, creating a clear food-safety dilemma.

947. Pick Your Own Berries During a Norovirus Spike in June 2026

June 29, 2026 by Don Schaffner

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from eating pick your own berries in an area during a norovirus spike in June 2026.

Dr. Don - not risky πŸ‘πŸΌ
Professor Ben - not risky πŸ‘πŸΌ

  • Outbreaks, occurrence, and control of norovirus and hepatitis a virus contamination in berries: A review - PubMed
  • Eurosurveillance | Large multistate outbreak of norovirus gastroenteritis associated with frozen strawberries, Germany, 2012
  • Farm to fork quantitative microbial risk assessment for norovirus on frozen strawberries - ScienceDirect
  • Inactivation of hepatitis A virus and norovirus on berries by broad-spectrum pulsed light - PubMed
947. Pick Your Own Berries During a Norovirus Spike in June 2026
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June 29, 2026 /Don Schaffner
Norovirus, Cross-contamination, Berries
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