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Posted on March 14, 2011
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Hepatitis A Drugs

Posted on March 04, 2011
Hepatitis A is a chronic infection of the liver that is caused by the Hepatitis A virus, also known as HAV. This virus is commonly transmitted through either the oral or the fecal route, by the contamination of food or drinking resources. The symptoms of hepatitis A may include fever, abdominal pain, excessive weight loss, diarrhea, depression, nausea, as well as jaundice...

How is Hepatitis A transmitted? And, what can be the results?

Posted on February 06, 2011
Hepatitis A is a communicable (or contagious) disease that spreads from person to person. It is transmitted by the 'fecal – oral route,' generally from person-to-person, or via contaminated food or water. Food-related outbreaks are usually associated with contamination of food during preparation by an HAV-infected food handler (CDC, 2009c)...

Hundreds Receive Hepatitis A Shots after exposure at Our Lady of Lourdes Church in Massapequa Park

Posted on January 10, 2011
100's more received shots against Hepatitis A at a Massapequa Park church as health officials explained why it took them several days to discover more people were potentially exposed than originally thought. The Nassau County Health Department first learned during the New Year's weekend that someone involved in the Communion process at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church during Christmas services was infected with hepatitis A, department spokeswoman Mary Ellen Laurain said...

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Long Island Church linked to Hepatitis A Exposure

Posted on January 03, 2011
Health officials on Long Island say hundreds of people may have been exposed to hepatitis A while receiving communion on Christmas Day. The Nassau County Health Department said Monday that anyone who received communion at either the 10:30 a.m. or noon Masses at Our Lady of Lourdes Church in Massapequa Park on Dec...

Confirmed Hepatitis A cases hit 11 in Cabell and Huntington County

Posted on December 29, 2010
The Cabell Huntington Health Department is closely working with a small community in the Milton area to monitor the Hepatitis A outbreak. To date there have been 11 confirmed Hepatitis A cases which include children and adults. A special clinic was held on Tuesday, December 28th at Chestnut Grove Fellowship Hall on Barkers Ridge Road from 2:00 PM – 7:00 PM...

Cabell County Milton Elementary School Deals with Three Cases of Hepatitis A

Posted on December 21, 2010
Five cases of Hepatitis A have now been confirmed in Cabell County. According to the Cabell County Health Department, three of those cases have been reported at Milton Elementary. Jedd Flowers, Director of Communications for Cabell County Schools, said the three cases reported are closely related and there is no cause for alarm...

Cabell-Huntington Health Department urge Hepatitis A Vaccine

Posted on December 20, 2010
Approximately 150 to 200 people who were potentially exposed to hepatitis A have been contacted by the Cabell-Huntington Health Department and urged to attend a special vaccine clinic from noon to 7 p.m. Monday, Dec. 20, at Milton Elementary School. Five cases of hepatitis A were reported in Eastern Cabell County last week and are still being investigated by the Health Department, spokeswoman Elizabeth Ayers said Monday morning...

Video - Hepatitis A Information

Posted on December 07, 2010

Hepatitis A Outbreak Litigation

Posted on December 06, 2010
Hepatitis A is one of five human hepatitis viruses (hepatitis A, B, C, D, and E) that primarily infect the liver and cause illness. An estimated 80,000 cases occur each year in the U.S., although much higher estimates have been proposed based on mathematical modeling of the past incidence of infection...

Hepatitis a - a video look a preventable problem

Posted on December 05, 2010

Jerry's Deli Hepatitis A Risk

Posted on December 01, 2010
The Los Angeles Health Department announced Wednesday night that an employee of Jerry's Deli in Westwood, located at 10925 Weyburn Ave., has been diagnosed with acute hepatitis A. Health officials stated in an e-mail "the hepatitis A virus is spread by close physical contact and through fecal contamination of food or drink, so Public Health recommends that patrons who ate sandwiches at the restaurant or who ate catered sandwiches from this location on November 18, 21, 23 or 24 should receive an immune globulin (IG) shot or a hepatitis A vaccination no later than 14 days after their exposure to prevent or reduce illness...

Burger King linked to Six Hepatitis A Cases

Posted on December 01, 2010
According to press reports: The Ashland-Boyd County Health Department has confirmed a sixth case of Hepatitis A. This case is a close contact with the previously identified cases of Hepatitis A. No cases associated with the recent Burger King employee have been identified as of Monday, Nov...

Burger King linked to Hepatitis A Positive Employee, Again

Posted on November 23, 2010
The Ashland-Boyd County Health Department in Kentucky has identified the source of a recent Hepatitis A case in the community. The agency says a worker at the Burger King on Winchester Avenue had the disease. According to a press release, persons who went through the drive-thru multiple times during the given time frame or have low immunity would be at greatest risk, even though transmission through food service workers is rare since hand washing among food service workers is regularly emphasized...

Alaska leads Nation in Hepatitis A Vaccines

Posted on November 21, 2010
According to the journal Vaccine, Alaska health officials said the state's hepatitis A vaccination program (a program that we have advocated for several years around the country) has virtually wiped out hepatitis A infections in the state. Officials also said the program has cut down on the rates of the disease among Alaska Natives from among the highest in the nation to among the lowest.

Four Hepatitis A Illnesses in Cabell, Jackson and Wayne County West Virginia

Posted on November 05, 2010
West Virginia health officials have confirmed four cases of hepatitis A in Cabell, Jackson and Wayne counties in the past few weeks. The four cases were reported between Oct. 16 and 24, according to a health alert released by the West Virginia Bureau for Public Health...

Hepatitis A

Posted on October 30, 2010
What is Hepatitis A? Hepatitis A is the only common vaccine-preventable foodborne disease in the United States (Fiore, 2004). It is one of five human hepatitis viruses that primarily infect the human liver and cause human illness. Unlike hepatitis B and C, hepatitis A doesn't develop into chronic hepatitis or cirrhosis, which are both potentially fatal conditions; however, infection with the hepatitis A virus (HAV) can still lead to acute liver failure and death...

Rock Island High School Receives $25,000 Donation for Scholarships from Food Safety Law Firm

Posted on September 30, 2010
The Rock Island High School in Illinois is the recipient of a $25,000 donation from food safety law firm Marler Clark. The Seattle-based law firm works nationwide on behalf of victims of foodborne illness, and assisted many residents in the 2009 outbreak of Hepatitis A Virus (HAV) traced to a Milan McDonald's...

Hepatitis A Lawsuits Resolved

Posted on September 17, 2010
According to Rock Island press reports, there is some good news if you were affected by last summer's Hepatitis A scare. There could be some money coming your way. A judge in Rock Island County Court approved a settlement with the Milan McDonald's, which would give everyone a piece of half a million dollars...

Delgado's Deli linked to Hepatitis A Risk

Posted on August 22, 2010
Patrons of a New York deli could have been exposed to Hepatitis A from an infected employee, local news website LoHud.com reported Saturday. The Westchester County Health Department said the potential contact could have occurred from July 26 to Aug. 9 at J&D Deli & Catering, also known as Delgado's Deli, in Ossining, a town just 30 miles north of New York City...

Hepatitis A shots available in Salt Lake City

Posted on August 21, 2010
 The Salt Lake Valley Health Department (SLVHD) has announced that a case of hepatitis A in a food worker employed at a local restaurant has been confirmed and they are urging some patrons to receive a preventive inoculation. Health department officials say that people who ate at Quiznos at 30 East Broadway (300 South) in Salt Lake City on August 6 and 7 may be at risk for developing hepatitis A and should receive an injection of immune globulin (IG) or hepatitis A vaccine as soon as possible...

Salt Lake City Hepatitis A Health Alert - Quiznos

Posted on August 19, 2010
People who ate a Quiznos at 30 East Broadway (300 South) in Salt Lake City on August 6 or 7 may have been exposed to Hepatitis A via an infected food worker and should receive an injection of immune globulin (IG) or hepatitis A vaccine as soon as possible...

Time for Hepatitis A Shot if you ate at North Carolina Burger King

Posted on August 14, 2010
 If you ate at the Siler City Burger King on Aug. 2 or 3, make time for a shot in your weekend plans. The Chatham County Public Health Department issued a statement late Friday urging patrons of the restaurant, at 1712 E. 11th St., to be vaccinated for hepatitis A after an employee there tested positive for the virus...

Hepatitis A Outbreak in Maine - Three Ill

Posted on August 14, 2010
The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Maine CDC) is investigating a third case of acute hepatitis A. All three are residents of Waldo County and at least one attended a number of social functions in different areas of Maine while infective which included attendees from across the state...

Hepatitis A risk at Sagebrush BBQ & Grill and Max & T's Bar and Grill in Colorado

Posted on August 06, 2010
Patrons of two Grand Lake restaurants are being urged to get either immune globulin (IG) or hepatitis A shots following the discovery that a worker employed at both eateries has a case of hepatitis A.  The two restaurants were identified as Sagebrush BBQ & Grill and Max & T's Bar and Grill by the Grand County Public Health department...

Setlement Reached in Hepatitis A Class Action

Posted on July 31, 2010
According to the Quad-City Times, anyone who received immunizations as a result of possible exposure to hepatitis A at a McDonald's restaurant in Milan, Ill., can make a claim in a $500,000 settlement that is pending approval in Rock Island County Circuit Court...

Desert Hawk Golf Course Linked to Hepatitis A Vaccines

Posted on June 12, 2010
Gayle Perez of the Pueblo Cheftain reports that the Pueblo City-County Health Department has given hepatitis A vaccinations to 100 people who may have been exposed to the viral disease on Memorial Day at the Desert Hawk Golf Course. The clinic was made available to people who may have had ice, cold drinks with ice or cut fruit at the Pueblo West golf course on May 31 and possibly exposed to hepatitis A...

Desert Hawk at Pueblo West Golf Course Hepatitis A Risk

Posted on June 09, 2010
The Pueblo City-County Health Department alerted the public to a possible Hepatitis A exposure that may have happened on May 31, 2010, at Desert Hawk at Pueblo West golf course. Health officials say exposed patrons should contact their physician or the Health Department immediately to receive an immunization...

Hastings Michigan Sub with Hepatitis A

Posted on April 20, 2010
According to press reports, a substitute teacher in Hastings was diagnosed with Hepatitis A exposing students and staff at all four elementary schools in the district. The teacher worked at each school within the past few weeks. The Hastings superintendent sent a letter to parents home with each student explaining that, because of district bussing procedures, students in the middle school and high school may also have been exposed.

Westchester Dunkin' Donuts at risk for Hepatitis A outbreak

Posted on April 16, 2010
The Westchester Health Department says some patrons of a New York doughnut shop may have been exposed to hepatitis A by an infected employee. Hepatitis A, a liver infection, is rarely serious. But the county is offering free post-exposure treatment. Acting Health Commissioner Dr...

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