The Milan McDonald’s in Rock County, IL is doing normal business again, while health officials continue to clean up the Hepatitis A problem.
Another confirmed case of Hepatitis A brings the count for the outbreak to 26. Free inoculation clinics in Rock County handed out 5,366 does of either the Hepatitis A vaccine or immune globulin.
If confession is good for the soul, Trinity Medical Center’s Vice President for Hospital Operations Kathy Cunningham must be feeling better tonight.
On behalf of hospital, she stepped forward today to admit Trinity dropped the ball in not reporting a June Hepatitis A case to the Rock Island County Health Department within 24 hours as
The Hepatitis A outbreak associated with the McDonald’s in Milan, IL today is up to 23 confirmed cases, including two employees of the fast-food restaurant.
Two new cases from Scott County, IA, which like Rock County, IL is part of the two-state Quad Cities region. All others known to be stricken with Hepatitis A are from
A class action lawsuit was filed today in the Circuit Court of the Fourteenth Judicial Circuit of Rock Island County against McDonald’s Inc., and Kevin Murphy, the owner of the McDonald’s restaurant at 400 West First Street in Milan, Illinois. Marler Clark, the Seattle-based foodborne illness law firm, and the Illinois firm of Foote
The chairman of the Rock Island County Board is calling for Sheriff Michael T. Huff to investigate the Hepatitis A outbreak linked to the McDonald’s in Milan, IL. Democrat
Jim Bohnsack, who chairs the 25-member County Board, told the local News 8 that public health and tax dollars at stake, he wants to know whether
Thank goodness for what is left of a free press. If not for the Quad-City Times and KWQC, the folks of Rock Island County would not know the following about the Hepatitis A outbreak:
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From KWQC – Hepatitis A Outbreak Latest
Local health departments continue to confirm 19 cases across Rock Island, Henry, Mercer and Woodford Counties. And those related to victims of the outbreak are starting to get vaccinated. According to QUAD TV, one family is struggling:
The Harts visited the Rock Island County health Department for their first shot in a series to combat
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Dr. Damon T. Arnold, state public health director, is reminding people of the importance of proper hand hygiene after reports of 11 confirmed and two suspected cases of hepatitis A were reported in residents living in Henry, Mercer and Rock Island counties. The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH), along with local
The McDonalds in Milan, IL is closed and at the center of an investigation into a possible Hepatitis A outbreak.
It may be linked to either a customer or employee of the fast-food restaurant.
There were 19 confirmed cases of Hepatitis A reported in the area by Thursday afternoon that appear related to the McDonalds.
Illinois health officials are reminding parents they should get hepatitis A protection for their children.
The rate of child immunizations for hepatitis A is increasing, almost doubling nationally from 26 percent in 2006 to 47 percent in 2007.
The increase was attributed to the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices in 2006 recommending immunization for all children