WQAD reports that Trinity Regional Health System is making an $80,000 "contribution" toward the cost of Rock Island County’s vaccination expenses arising out of this summer’s Hepatitis-A outbreak. The outbreak, which sickened more than 30 people, was traced to an ill worker at the Milan, Illinois McDonald’s. In an effort to limit illness, the County provided
McDonald’s Is Responsible for the Illinois Hepatitis-A Outbreak
By Dave Babcock on
Posted in Food Poisoning Information
As the number of Hepatitis A illnesses in and around Milan, Illinois climbs, media coverage has been focusing on the alleged failure of a local hospital to report the initial case to the health department. That criticism may be well deserved. From both a legal and policy standpoint though, the McDonald’s restaurant and …
McDonald’s Hepatitis A Case Count Rises to 30
By Dave Babcock on
Posted in Food Poisoning Information
The Quad City Times reports today that the number of Hepatitis-A cases related to the Milan, Illinois McDonald’s has risen to 30 individuals. The article states:
The Illinois Department of Public Health and the Rock Island County Health Department reported the total number of cases, saying they are all related to people who visited a
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