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An employee infected with Hepatitis A worked at the Taco Bell at 1038 Glenwood Ave. in Oneida, New York, for at least 7 shifts between June 23 and July 3, 2020, according to WKTV [1].
Madison County health officials said customers who ate at the restaurant on 4 of those days – June 26, June 30, July 1 and July 3 – can be vaccinated to prevent the virus.
WKTV reported that an employee at a Taco Bell in Rome, New York, may have also exposed people who bought food at the restaurant. The employee was infectious while working at the restaurant for at least 3 weeks in June and early July 2020.
Hepatitis A is a vaccine-preventable liver infection caused by the hepatitis A virus (HAV), according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) [2]. Signs and symptoms include:
- Yellow skin or eyes
- Lack of appetite
- Stomach pain
- Vomiting
- Fever
- Dark urine or light-colored stools
- Joint pain
- Diarrhea
- Fatigue
Symptoms typically appear within 28 days of exposure, with a range of 15 to 50 days.
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