Hugh Grant and Drew Barrymore might think twice before indulging in the nibbles at future parties, after being informed that they may have been exposed to Hepatitis A at a recent bash for their new film, Music And Lyrics. The Music And Lyrics party was one of 14 events catered for by the Wolfgang Puck
Vacaville Eatery Investigated After Hepatitis A Outbreak
A Vacaville restaurant is being investigated by the Solano County Health Department after reports of Hepatitis A outbreak. Five customers became sick after eating at BJ’s Brewhouse in mid-January of this year. Their symptoms included fever, vomiting, and diarrhea. No workers at the restaurant tested positive for the disease. Health officials say the incubation period
Hepatitis A puts freeze on Katy ice cream shop
A manager at a Katy ice cream shop has tested positive for hepatitis A, marking the second time this year an employee at a Houston-area food service business has been infected with the disease.
Marble Slab Creamery was locked Friday and a bright orange sign on the door warned that customers who have eaten products from the 23270 Westheimer Parkway store between Feb. 1 and Feb. 25 may have been exposed.
•Report suspected cases to the Fort Bend County health office at 281-342-6414 or by fax at 281-342-7371.
• Symptoms: Extreme fatigue, fever, nausea, vomiting, stomach pain or diarrhea, light-colored stool, dark or rust-colored urine, jaundice
• Treatment: Antibody shots to prevent the virus from causing a liver disease. Shots are only effective for two weeks after infection.
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LA Hepatitis Outbreaks Spur Vaccinations
CBNNews.com — LOS ANGELES (AP) — Thousands of food service workers in eateries across Los Angeles might be vaccinated for hepatitis A because of a series of outbreaks of the disease.
Los Angeles County supervisors voted unanimously Tuesday to look into the costs and benefits of requiring vaccination of more than 100,000 workers at 25,000
Beyonce cleared of hepatitis A
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Beyonce Knowles is free of hepatitis A as she did not eat any food at the party held to celebrate Sports Illustrated’s Swimsuit Issue, mews media reports.
"Thank goodness, neither one of us ate. According to the health department, she wasn’t at risk," her publicist Alan Nierob was quoted as saying by news reports.