July 18, 2005
By CATHARYN CAMPBELL
6 News Reporter
JACKSBORO (WATE) — An investigation continues into the recent outbreak of Hepatitis A in Campbell and Scott counties. The eight people infected filled out a questionnaire to help health officials find the source of the virus.
So far, the source is a mystery.
No new cases have been reported since Friday.
Case workers at the Tennessee Regional Health Department are entering the information into a database. They’re looking for a link to grocery stores, restaurants, daycare centers, or even social gatherings where Hepatitis A is easily spread.

The questionnaire is also used to keep track of where the victims work.
In April, more than two dozen cases of Hepatitis A were reported in East Tennessee. One of the people infected worked at a Waffle House restaurant in Clinton.
Health officials say they are staying in contact with area hospitals to keep track of any new reports of the virus. They say the Centers for Disease Control has also been notified.
Some people are getting injections to protect themselves from the virus, but at this time health officials are only giving protective injections to close family and friends of the eight infected people.
The shot was given to hundreds of people who ate at the Clinton Waffle House in April.
Health officials say so far there is no indication that the general public has been exposed.