# Hepatitis A outbreak — Ohio, 1998-11
> **Food** · Confirmed · 42 ill / 13 hosp / 0 deaths
## Outbreak
- **NORS ID:** NORS-5b369e28b035
- **Date:** 1998-11
- **State:** Ohio
- **Primary mode:** Food
- **Etiology:** Hepatitis A
- **Etiology status:** Confirmed
- **Setting:** Restaurant: Other
## Impact
- **Illnesses:** 42
- **Hospitalizations:** 13
- **Deaths:** 0
## Food vehicle

- **Food:** green onion/scallion
- **Contaminated ingredient:** —
- **IFSAC category:** Vegetable Row Crops

## Source
- [NORS Dashboard](https://wwwn.cdc.gov/norsdashboard/)
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