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Food Poisoning Bulletin

The Hawaii Department of Health has issued a press release stating that two new hepatitis A cases in food service workers have been diagnosed. An employee at Chili’s restaurant at 590 Farrington Highway in Kapolei, and a Hawaiian Airlines flight attendant are sick. There are 93 confirmed cases of hepatitis A in Hawaii, with 29 people hospitalized.

Food Poisoning Bulletin

Employees of Hawaiian Airlines and Chili’s are among the 93 people sickened in a Hepatitis A outbreak on Oahu. Also included are employees from Baskin Robbins, Sushi Shiono, Taco Bell, and Costco. This does not indicate that these establishments are the source of the outbreak, and at this time no other illnesses have been attributed to these locations, according to the Hawaii Department of Health

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