An employee at an Asbury Park restaurant has tested positive for hepatitis A. Monmouth County Health Department He urged people who ate there to be careful.
According to the police investigation, the staff Basic regulationsThe brunch restaurant on Bangs Avenue was open with infections from Sept. 7 to Sept. 10, 12, 14, 17, 19 and 21, according to a Monmouth County release.
Health department officials visited and inspected the restaurant and found no evidence of food safety violations, but the restaurant voluntarily closed and did not reopen until all infected employees were vaccinated.
The county will consider vaccinating people who ate at the restaurant on the day the employee became infected within two weeks of their last infection and have had no symptoms of hepatitis A infection for up to 50 days thereafter. asked them to monitor their health status. exposure. They were also asked to wash their hands frequently and thoroughly with soap and warm water, especially after using the toilet and before preparing food. The department also advised anyone with symptoms to stay home and consult a doctor.
Although it is rare for restaurant patrons to become infected with the hepatitis A virus through exposure to food handlers, they can become infected with the virus through ingesting contaminated food or water, or through direct contact with an infected person.
Hepatitis A is a viral infection of the liver that can cause loss of appetite, nausea, fatigue, fever, abdominal pain, brown urine and pale stools, county officials said. Yellowing of the skin and eyes is also a possible symptom.
People can become ill up to seven weeks after exposure to the virus.
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