Article Published: Tuesday, October 05, 2004 – 11:25:54 AM EST
Berkshire Eagle
SHEFFIELD — Cafeteria workers at Berkshire School were inoculated for hepatitis yesterday after school officials learned last week of an “isolated incident” of a worker being infected with hepatitis A.
Berkshire School spokesman James Harris would not name the worker, or divulge the worker’s sex, citing school confidentiality policies. However, he said that the school contacted the Massachusetts Department of Health, which investigated the incident.
“We were advised that they determined there was no risk to the health of the students or other staff,” said Harris.
Harris said that no other cases of the disease have been reported at the school. He added that he was not aware of how the worker contracted the disease, “but our determination, and the determination of the Department of Health, is that this was an isolated incident.”
Harris said that parents of the students at the school were being notified by mail of the situation.
— Derek Gentile