Employee of an Italian restaurant in Florida infected with hepatitis A

An employee of an Italian restaurant in a Miami hotel has tested positive for hepatitis A, according to the Florida Department of Health.

The employee was working at the Primo & # 39; s Italian Kitchen & Bar, located inside the DoubleTree Grand Hotel in Biscayne Bay, between Jan. 26 and Feb. 7. Officials warn those who ate at the restaurant on those dates to be vaccinated against the virus. you have not done it yet.

Since January 2018, five people have died in Florida as a result of the infection and 73% of all cases in the state have required hospitalization. it is extremely avoidable to get vaccinated.

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"Since January 1, 2018, 97% of people with hepatitis A have never received a documented dose of hepatitis A vaccine. In January 2019, 95% of those infected were born with the disease. had not received the vaccine, "according to the report floridahealth.gov.

The restaurant passed Tuesday an inspection by Florida's business and professional regulations department, according to the Miami Herald, after sink violations committed Monday due to a lack of accessibility and convenience. soap. There was no soap in the food preparation area and the sink dispenser in the back kitchen was not working. The sinks were also used as storage units.

Florida hepatitis A cases have grown exponentially in recent years, officials said. In January of this year, 189 cases were reported.

In one month, he overshadowed the 2014 (106), 2015 (123) and 2016 (122) annual summit. There were 547 cases of hepatitis A in 2018, and one of the reasons why officials issued a health advisory regarding the virus in November 2018.

Hepatitis A: how is it spreading?

Liver problems associated with the condition can usually be covered with skin or yellow eyes and these symptoms appear around 28 to 50 days.

Fever, fatigue, diarrhea, nausea are other symptoms of the disease and may appear within 28 days of exposure. The virus is present in the stool of a person, it is transmitted mainly by the hands of infected people after their use of the toilet.

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If you have any questions, you can contact the Florida Department of Health at Miami-Dade, Controlling Epidemiology and Diseases (EDC-IS), at (305) 470-5660, weekdays and weekends. weekends.