Five people who visited restaurants in the Westin Verasa Napa Hotel in Napa County, California have confirmed cases of Hepatitis A, the health department reports. The exposure took place between Feb. 9 and Feb. 26 at La Toque restaurant and BANK Café and Bar.The health department has not yet determined the source.
An employee at a Red Robin restaurant in Stroudsburg, PA has been diagnosed with Hepatitis A. All employees of the restaurant have been given a vaccination, but customers who visited the restaurant between April 16 and May 5 may have been exposed and could be at risk for developing an infection.
These customers should contact the health department at 1-877-PA-HEALTH. The vaccine, either a hepatitis A vaccination or an immune globulin vaccination, can prevent illness if administered within two weeks of exposure. If you have had hepatitis A in the past or have had the vaccination, you are most likely protected. Check with your doctor to make sure if you have concerns.
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Shigella outbreak continues to hit Grayson County hard. Health Department officials say new cases are being reported every day.
News 12 last reported there were 36 cases just before Thanksgiving. But, in just 13 days that number has jumped to 61 confirmed cases in Grayson County.
A command center has been set up at the Health Department, where they say employees are working to stop Shigella from spreading.
On Friday, the Health Department was informed of the first potential case here in Amarillo. They soon began investigating and discovered three other possible cases.
Two of the patients matched the criteria and were given the antitoxin. Doctors say they are slowly improving.
All four patients are adults and are currently hospitalized.
“We’ve got a small group of people who know each other in some manner, we hope that there are no other cases, but we just want to do our due diligence and make sure that we are protecting our community by providing information,” Casie Stoughton who is the Assistant Director of the City of Amarillo Public Health Department.
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