Health alert issued after food handler contracts hepatitis

Posted on March 9, 2005 by Hepatitis Lawyer

Associated Press
Mar. 9, 2005

A food handler at an eatery near downtown Phoenix has contracted hepatitis A, prompting a health alert from the Maricopa County Department of Public Health.

The person worked at Pepi's Pizza near Central Avenue, north of Buckeye Road.

The health department is advising that anyone who ate at Pepi's between Jan. 21 and Feb. 13 could have been exposed. They're urged to see a doctor.

Hepatitis is viral and affects the liver. Symptoms include nausea, vomiting, fatigue and jaundice.

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