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CLEARWATER, FL – An employee of an Arby Institution in Clearwater has been identified as a positive case of hepatitis A, according to the Florida County Health Department of Pinellas.
DOH-Pinellas conducted an investigation into an Arby's at 30,263 U 19 North in Clearwater and determined that one of the food service workers was infected with the virus.
The employee could have been contagious between April 5 and April 20, according to DOH-Pinellas.
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DOH-Pinellas said in a statement that "if you are attending this restaurant during this time and you have not yet been vaccinated against hepatitis A, you should consider doing so."
DOH-Pinellas offers free hepatitis A vaccines to the public and no appointment is required at several vaccination centers. For more information on where you can get these free vaccines in Pinellas County,
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. Other Florida counties also provide free or discounted vaccines against hepatitis A.
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For more information on hepatitis A and federal government guidelines, visit:
www.cdc.gov/hepatitis/hav/index.htm.
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