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NANTON, Alta. – Alberta Health Services is investigating a case of infectious liver disease in a person who prepared food at a hotel and school in Nanton.
Health officials said anyone who ate at the Auditorium Hotel on January 11 and 18 would have been exposed to hepatitis A.
The same warning was extended to people who ate bannock prepared by the JT Foster School Outdoor Club on January 17th.
Anyone who may have been exposed should monitor the symptoms for 50 days.
Some symptoms of hepatitis A may include: fatigue; little appetite; nausea and vomiting; abdominal pain and fever.
Officials say that there is no risk of infection being badociated with the hotel restaurant.
"Although we believe the risk to the public is low, hepatitis A is a serious infection," said Dr. Jia Hu, a medical officer of health, in a statement on Friday.
Hepatitis A is caused by a virus and can spread through exposure to feces or indirectly through the ingestion of contaminated food or water.
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