Marler Clark, the nation’s leading law firm representing victims of foodborne illness outbreaks, and Underberg & Kessler filed a class action lawsuit today against Alta Restaurant. The lawsuit was filed in New York County Superior Court on behalf of named plaintiff Michael Piacente and other restaurant patrons who received hepatitis A vaccinations after alleged
Mayor Bloomberg: Don’t Ban Big Gulps, Order Hepatitis A Shots!
Dessert customers of New York’s Alta’s Restaurant are lining up for preventative Hepatitis A vaccines today and for the next few days. Hopefully the vaccines do the trick and the thousands who were exposed do not get sick. However, had that employee, who had his or her hands in you dessert, been vaccinated before, those
A Very, Very Nasty Virus – Hepatitis A
Incubation period for Hepatitis A is 28 days (range: 15–50 days).
While dessert patrons of New York’s Alta’s Restaurant line up for preventative vaccines, it is wise to recall a bit of history.
Pennsylvania State health officials first learned of a Hepatitis A outbreak when unusually high numbers of hepatitis A cases were reported in
New York City Health Department Warns Patrons of Alta Restaurant Of Possible Exposure To Hepatitis A
Anyone Who Ate Dessert at Alta Restaurant (64 W 10th St) Between From March 23 To April 2 Should Get Hepatitis A Vaccine as a Precautionary Measure
Patrons Should See Their Doctor or Visit Health Department Clinic
In response to a case of Hepatitis A in a food handler at Alta restaurant in the West
If you ate at Charlotte N.C. Whiskey Warehouse and Concord Hooters you are at risk for Hepatitis A
According to Tony Burbeck and Rad Berky of WCNC report that a bartender who works at both of those locations has a confirmed case of the virus and was serving food and drinks, but not touching the food, health officials said. The dates, times and locations of concern include:
The Hooters on February 7th or
McDonald’s inside Walmart Linked to Hepatitis A Risk
Anyone who may have eaten at a College Avenue McDonald’s on August 25, 26, 27 and 30 is being advised by the San Diego County Health and Human Services Agency (HHSA) that they may have been exposed to the Hepatitis A virus.
This McDonald’s restaurant is inside the Walmart store on 3412 College Ave. in
How many to be vaccinated in Pocatello after gyro hepatitis scare?
As we reported earlier today, Southeastern Idaho Public Health is recommending that patrons of Tom’s Gyro, in Pocatello, Idaho, between August 2nd-August 14th receive hepatitis A vaccine or immune globulin (IG) immediately. In addition, the health department has warned that patrons of the restaurant between July 15 and August 2 who have developed symptoms of hepatitis
Hepatitis A alert at Tom’s Gyro in Pocatello, Idaho
Patrons of Tom’s Gyro, 150 N. 3rd Ave., in Pocatello may have been exposed to Hepatitis A during August 2nd-August 14th, as an employee there has been confirmed as having the disease. Currently, there is no evidence of a hepatitis A outbreak associated with Tom’s Gyros. While the risk to public health is low, the
3 hepatitis A infections at Greenbrier High in Robertson County, Tennessee
Hepatitis A is a fairly rare disease, but it’s popping up all over the country in recent weeks and months. The Tennessean reports:
Three students from Greenbrier High School have been infected with the hepatitis A virus in recent weeks, according to the Tennessee Department of Health.
State health officials are offering free vaccines
Lone Star Restaurant Linked to Hepatitis A Scare
The Vanderburgh County Health Department and the Indiana State Department of Health are investigating a case of Hepatitis A in a food worker at the Lone Star Restaurant located in the Eastland Place Shopping Center at 943 N. Green River Road Evansville IN, 47715-2418.
“We’ve been in contact with Lone Star and we wanted to