Hepatitis A suspected in well of NC farmer
September 15, 2006
SAMS GAP, NC — A farmer's contaminated spring is the suspected cause of a hepatitis A outbreak, in which four cases have been confirmed and 10 are under investigation, according to a September 15 story in the Citizen Times.
The farmer's crops that were watered with the spring water were burned and the owner will drill a new well, according to the story.
The farmer did not sell his produce and the cases have been limited to his friends and family, the story said.
Acting Health Director Jan Lounsbury said that area residents should not be worried about their groundwater, because this appears to be an isolated case, according to the article.
