Health warning issued for Lloydminster eatery

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Health warning issued for Lloydminster eatery November 30, 2006 CBC.CA News Public health officials are urging anyone who ate at a Lloydminster restaurant to contact their local health office for a hepatitis A vaccination.

A worker at the KC Steakhouse in Lloydminster has tested positive for hepatitis A.

"Given Lloydminster is on a well-travelled route, there may be people across Alberta who have eaten at the restaurant between Nov. 20 to Nov. 28," Dr. Karen Grimsrud, deputy provincial health officer for Alberta, said in a release Thursday.

"It's important that people contact public health as soon as possible for a vaccine as it can prevent the disease."

Lloydminster is on the Saskatchewan border, east of Edmonton.

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