People who ate at the Trading Post Restaurant on October 18th, October 20th, October 23rd, October 25th or October 28th, were potentially exposed to hepatitis A. Most people do not get sick when an employee at a restaurant has hepatitis A, but there is still a
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The Birches Resort has a Hepatitis A problem
The Maine CDC says customers of a Moosehead Lake restaurant could be at risk of contracting hepatitis A.
Health officials say a worker at The Birches Resort in Rockwood, who was ill with hepatitis A, handled food while infectious between Sept. 2 and 22.
According to the Maine CDC, an assessment of the employee’s illness…
Saco House of Pizza in Saco linked to Hepatitis A scare in food service worker
The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Maine CDC) has identified a case of acute hepatitis A virus infection in a Saco food service worker.
The individual handled food at Saco House of Pizza in Saco while infectious from August 5, 2020, through August 21, 2020. While this employee was not in charge of…
Utica Tavolo restaurant linked to Hepatitis A scare
The Oneida County Health Department tells NewsChannel 2 that an employee of Tavolo restaurant, located at 131 N. Genesee St. in Utica, has tested positive for Hepatitis A.
The Health Department says the employee worked while infectious and may have exposed people who were patrons of the restaurant. The Health Department is alerting those who…
Family Place Restaurant and Pizza Hepatitis A Scare
The Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit says a food handler working at the Family Place Restaurant and Pizza in Huntsville was carrying the Hepatitis A virus.
“We believe the risk of transmission is low; however, as a precaution, exposed people should monitor for signs and symptoms for 50 days,” said Dr. Colin Lee, Associate Medical…
Kentucky students need hepatitis A vaccines
The Kentucky Department for Public Health says more than a third of students haven’t received the mandated Hepatitis A vaccination.

The Lexington Herald-Leader reports immunization rates released Tuesday show about 65% of the 209,904 mandated students have received the shot. The state’s target compliance rate is 85%.
Results show seniors had the lowest compliance rate…
Yet another food service worker with Hepatitis A putting customers at risk
According to press reports, the Florida Department of Health is urging recent patrons of a restaurant at Derby Lane in St. Petersburg to get vaccinated for hepatitis A after a food service worker there tested positive for the virus.
The health department said people who visited the Derby Club at Derby Lane, 10490 Gandy Boulevard,…
Yet another hepatitis A positive food service worker
Tippecanoe County health officials on Wednesday warned diners who ate at Arni’s in Lafayette’s Market Square on Sept. 13 or 14 that they might have been exposed to hepatitis A and should get vaccinations, after the discovery that an employee who handled food at the popular restaurant was diagnosed with the illness.
The restaurant, the…
Cap’n Fish’s Boothbay Harbor Boat Trips Hepatitis A Worry
State health officials are warning recent patrons of Cap’n Fish’s Boothbay Harbor Boat Trips may have be at risk for acute hepatitis A virus infection.
An announcement Saturday from the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention said a food service worker prepared food while infectious from Aug. 18 through Sept. 8, and that patrons…
Two Hepatitis A scares at restaurants in two States
The investigation by the Douglas County Health Department Missouri found that this employee worked while infectious Aug. 30-31. Ruby Garden is working with Douglas County Health Department to prevent any new illnesses from arising in the community because of this case.
While it is uncommon for restaurant patrons to become infected with hepatitis A virus…