Dec 21, 2005
KVOA.com
Officials urge a wake-up call for restaurant employees and patrons about the importance of washing your hands.
Two cases of hepatitis A have been discovered in Santa Cruz County.
A case was first discovered in Nogales. Tubac is now on the radar.
This time it was at a restaurant and, while health officials don’t think the cases are linked, they’re urging you to be aware and be prepared.
An employee at Tubac Deli and Coffee Company contracted the virus in October.

No patrons have come down with the virus.
Symptoms can be flu-like. Nausea, fever, tiredness, vomiting and yellow eyes from jaundice are common.
The virus infects the liver. There’s no specific treatment.
Health officials urge anyone who has visited the Tubac shop and has felt ill during the month of November to contact their physician.
“It’s one of those things you have to be prepared for in this country. It doesn’t happen that often,” says Santa Cruz Health Department Director Kevin Irvine, “but we have to be very much aware to let people what’s going on.”
Officials say no one should be worried about returning to the coffee shop.