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USA – Restaurant Illness – Hepatitis A

Food Safety NewsClose up 3d render of an influenza-like virus isolated on white

The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) wants customers and staff of Hudson’s Seafood House on the Docks in Hilton Head Island who were present at the restaurant on the evening of Feb. 15, 2014,  to contact their primary care provider to receive treatment for possible exposure to the Hepatitis A virus.

On Friday, DHEC was notified that an employee who worked at the restaurant on the evening of Feb. 15 has tested positive for Hepatitis A. The employee is being treated for the infection and has not returned to work.