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Gene Williams, the Shreveport firefighter who got a live-saving liver transplant on Tuesday, is awake and improving, his doctors said today.
Williams, who contracted Hepatitis A while on vacation in Florida, was in a coma and suffering liver failure when a donor liver was found Monday. He underwent surgery at the Willis Knighton-LSU transplant
September 2004
Infected busboy’s workplace not named
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The New Hanover County Health Department received several calls Thursday asking for the name of the restaurant that employed the busboy linked to an recent outbreak of Hepatitis A.
The health department is not releasing the name.
Because the man did not prepare or handle food, health officials said they believe no one who ate…
Officials tracking outbreak of Hepatitis A
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By Cheryl Welch
Staff Writer, Star News Online
cheryl.welch@starnewsonline.com
New Hanover County health officials have asked for help dealing with an outbreak of Hepatitis A.
Hepatitis A is a viral infection that causes flu-like symptoms and can lead to jaundice.
The county, which normally sees three to four cases of Hepatitis A each year, has had 15 confirmed cases this year and officials expect more. Twelve of the cases have been since July 8, and health officials don’t expect to be out of the woods for at least a couple of months.
At least a few of the people infected were hospitalized. None have died.
“We want to try to nip this in the bud, hopefully,” said Janet McCumbee, New Hanover County Health Department personal health services manager.Continue Reading Officials tracking outbreak of Hepatitis A