September 15, 2005
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. Heath officials in East Tennessee say they don’t yet know the source of an outbreak of hepatitis-A that’s plagued Campbell, Scott and Cocke (KAHK’) counties this summer.
But with the discovery of a pizza restaurant worker found to be infected, authorities are urging some people who ate there to get shots.
Sandy Halford of the East Tennessee Regional Health Office says people who ate uncooked food at Charlie’s Pizza in Jacksboro on specific dates should receive an injection of immune serum globulin, which would protect them from the illness. The dates are September first, second, seventh, eighth or ninth.

There’s a special clinic today and tomorrow at LaFollette Church of God at which the shots are being offered — one to eight today, nine to six tomorrow.
There have been 61 confirmed cases of hepatitis-A in Campbell County since April — fewer cases in the other counties.