Alert issued after hepatitis A case confirmed in food handler at Edmonton airport
Alberta Health Services has issued an alert after a food handler at the Edmonton International Airport tested positive for hepatitis A. AHS has issued an alert after a food handler at the Edmonton International Airport tested positive for hepatitis A after testing positive for the virus. The worker was involved with two restaurants inside the airport, and the dates of potential exposure are October 7, 8 or 11 from 4:30 pm to 12:30 am. People in Alberta who consumed food or drink purchased from the above locations between those specific dates and times may have been exposed to hepatitis A and should call Health Link at 1-888-851-1919 immediately to check their exposure risk. Hepatitis A is an infection of the liver caused by a virus, and symptoms include tiredness, poor appetite, nausea and vomiting, abdominal pain, fever, dark-coloured urine, light-colouring stools, and yellowing of eyes and skin. A vaccine, given after exposure, can prevent the development of hepatitis A illness.
Published : 2 years ago by Laine Mitchell in Travel
An alert has been issued by Alberta Health Services (AHS) after a food handler at the Edmonton International Airport tested positive for hepatitis A.
The worker was involved with two restaurants inside the Edmonton International Airport: Belgian Beer Café and Boston Pizza.
AHS said in a news release that the dates of potential exposure were:
• October 7, 8 or 11 from 4:30 pm to 12:30 am
• October 1 from 10 am to 6 pm
• October 7 from 10 am to 4 pm
• October 8 from 11 am to 4 pm
People in Alberta who consumed food or drink purchased from the above locations between those specific dates and times may have been exposed to hepatitis A and should:
• Call Health Link at 1-888-851-1919 immediately. Health Link staff will assess your exposure risk and help book you in for a preventive hepatitis A vaccine if you are eligible. A vaccine, given after exposure, can prevent the development of hepatitis A illness.
• Monitor for symptoms for 50 days after potential exposure.
Anyone who believes they may have been exposed is also advised to monitor for symptoms of hepatitis A for up to 50 days after they last ate at either restaurant, as illness can occur from 15 to 50 days after exposure. Hepatitis A is an infection of the liver caused by a virus.
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Symptoms include tiredness, poor appetite, nausea and vomiting, abdominal pain, fever, dark-coloured urine, light-coloured stools, and yellowing of eyes and skin. Some people, especially young children, may get hepatitis A infection without noticing any symptoms; however, they are still infectious to others.
Topics: Canada, Edmonton