Multiple Hepatitis A Cases Tied to N.J. Restaurant
The health department of Hamilton Township, New Jersey, confirmed two additional Hepatitis A cases connected to a restaurant in town. That marks three reported Hep A cases in the town, which is north of Trenton.
The two additional cases happened to patrons who ate at Rosa’s Restaurant and Catering, where another hepatitis case was reported in November. The health department can’t say if any of the cases are related.
Here’s more from the release:
In the first additional case (second case in community), the Hamilton Township Division of Health was informed by Robert Wood Johnson Hospital – Hamilton and the New Jersey Department of Health late on December 31, 2014, that a case of Hepatitis A was confirmed in an employee of The Hair Port Salon, located at 3144 South Broad Street in Hamilton Township, N.J. This employee has been released from the hospital and is presently recovering at home.
Hamilton Township Health officials warn that all staff members and patrons of this establishment who visited the salon from December 4, 2014 to December 31, 2014 may be at risk for developing Hepatitis A if they have not been previously vaccinated with the Hepatitis A vaccine. Unvaccinated individuals who have visited the salon during the above time period should receive an injection of immune globulin or Hepatitis A vaccine as soon as possible. Unvaccinated Hamilton Township residents should contact their primary care provider or the Hamilton Township Division of Health at 609-890-3884 for more information and direction. Residents from other communities should contact their primary care provider or their local community Division of Health.
In the second additional case (third case in community), the Hamilton Township Division of Health was informed by the New Jersey Department of Health on January 1, 2015, that a case of Hepatitis A was confirmed in a part-time fitness instructor at the Hamilton Area YMCA’s JKR Branch located at 1315 Whitehorse-Mercerville Road in Hamilton Township, N.J. This instructor also serves at a fitness instructor at the New Jersey Athletic Club, located at 4152 Quakerbridge Road in Lawrenceville, NJ, and is also an employee of the Mercer County Board of Social Services, located at 200 Woolverton Street in Trenton, NJ. This fitness instructor is presently recovering at home.
Hamilton Township Health officials warn that all staff members and patrons who visited the Hamilton Area YMCA’s JKR Branch, the New Jersey Athletic Club in Lawrenceville or the Mercer County Board of Social Services in Trenton from December 5, 2014 to December 29, 2014 may be at risk for developing Hepatitis A if they have not been previously vaccinated with the Hepatitis A vaccine. Unvaccinated Hamilton Township residents should contact their primary care provider or the Hamilton Township Division of Health at 609-890-3884 for more information and direction. Residents from other communities should contact their primary care provider or their local community Division of Health.