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HOLLY, Mich. (AP) – Health officials say that a person who participated in the Michigan Renaissance Festival was suffering from hepatitis A this month and recommend that anyone who may have been exposed be vaccinated.
The Oakland County Health Division announced Thursday that the person was at the festival in suburban Detroit on Sept. 1. Health officials say anyone was attending the event on Saturday. Those who were there on September 2nd should do so by Sunday and September 3rd by Monday.
Leigh-Anne Stafford, Health Officer in the Health Division, says that vaccination can prevent hepatitis A if it is administered within 14 days of potential exposure. The Health Division hosts hepatitis A vaccination clinics on Friday and Saturday.
The disease attacks the liver and causes symptoms such as abdominal pain, nausea, diarrhea, fever and jaundice.
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9/14/2018 13:18:00 (GMT -4: 00)
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