JACKSBORO, Tenn. – Health officials have confirmed that another person has tested positive for Hepatitis-A in Campbell County. This makes a total of 13 confirmed cases in the area and two suspected.
Most of the people are from the La Follette area, another is from Scott County and one more is in Anderson County.
Right now the health department is waiting for test results from seven restaurant employees who’ve shown some signs of the liver ailment. Those employees are from two different restaurants, neither of which the health department will name.
The potentially ill employees are off the job and the health department says no one else should be at risk of exposure.
Symptoms include nausea, jaundice and dark, brownish urine. Most people recover.