As many as 4,000 people who visited a Hardee’s restaurant in Charlotte, NC between June 13 and 23 were potentially exposed to the hepatitis A virus, according to Mecklenburg County health officials. There are ten confirmed cases of hepatitis A among visitors to the restaurant, located at 2604 Little Rock Road, between June 13 and 23.
Vaccinations, which can prevent illness if they are given within 14 days of exposure, are being provided by the county for free through the end of next week. At least 2,000 people have already received the vaccination.
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Hardee’s Hepatitis A Outbreak
Health officials have determined that an employee of the Charlotte Hardee’s is the source of the Hepatitis A outbreak. That means the employee who had hepatitis A did not wash his or her hands well after going to the bathroom and microscopic amounts of feces left on his or her hands can get into patrons’ food.
Symptoms of an infection include fever, fatigue, nausea and yellowing of the skin or eyes. It can take up to two weeks after exposure for symptoms to appear. Without treatment, they can last up to six months.
Each year, between 2,000 and 4,000 people are sickened by hepatitis, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Outbreaks have been reported in California, Utah, Kentucky, Michigan, Indiana, and West Virginia.
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