County on alert for hepatitis A - SACRAMENTO

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County on alert for hepatitis A

By Hume -- Bee Staff Writer

Published 2:15 a.m. PST Saturday, November 15, 2003

SACRAMENTO - County Public Health officials have issued a health alert after

an employee of the Elephant Bar restaurant on Arden Way was diagnosed with

hepatitis A.

Family members and restaurant employees are at the highest risk of

contracting the disease, said Dr. Glennah Trochet, county health officer.

Restaurant patrons are unlikely to contract the curable disease, but dates

of possible transmission are Oct. 30 and 31 and Nov. 5 to Nov. 7. Concerned

diners should see their physicians. Treatment can be administered within 14

days of exposure.

Hepatitis A attacks the liver, but unlike hepatitis B and C, most people

recover from hepatitis A, Trochet said.

For more information, call (916) 875-5881 or go online at

www.cdc.gov/ncidod/diseases/hepatitis/a/faqa.htm.