KY: 2018/2019 Hepatitis A outbreak

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Source: https://www.wbko.com/content/news/Em...502796981.html

Employee at Glasgow Burger King diagnosed with Hepatitis A
By WBKO News Staff |
Posted: Fri 2:30 PM, Dec 14, 2018 |
Updated: Fri 3:36 PM, Dec 14, 2018

GLASGOW, Ky. (WBKO) - The Barren River District Health Department is investigating a case of Hepatitis A in an employee at the Glasgow Burger King. The restaurant is located at 124 James Rogers Rd.

Local public health officials have done an inspection of the restaurant, which did not result in any food code violations. All employees will be required to receive the Hepatitis A vaccine before returning to work...

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Source: http://outbreaknewstoday.com/kentuck...0-cases-36871/


Kentucky hepatitis A outbreak tops 3,000 cases
by News Desk
December 11, 2018

Kentucky state health officials are reporting more than 3,000 hepatitis A outbreak cases since Aug. 2017.

hepatitis AAs of Dec. 1, the Kentucky Department for Public Health (DPH) has identified 3,021 hepatitis A cases in the current outbreak. Half of these cases required hospitalization and 19 people have died.

This is up from 2865 cases and 18 deaths on Nov. 24...

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Source: https://www.wtvq.com/2018/11/27/hepa...on-winchester/


Hepatitis A reported at restaurants in Lexington, Winchester
By Echo Gamel -
November 27, 2018

...The Lexington-Fayette County Health Department says customers who ate at the following restaurants in November may have been exposed to hepatitis A because of an infected food handler:
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? Hardee?s, 2990 Richmond Road, Lexington; November 23-26, 2018;
? Waffle House, 2347 Buena Vista, Lexington; November 11-19, 2018;
? Waffle House, 4 Carol Road, Winchester; November 20, 2018...

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Source: https://www.wtvq.com/2018/11/21/perr...sed-hepatitis/


Perry County food worker diagnosed with hepatitis A
By Echo Gamel -
November 21, 2018

PERRY COUNTY, Ky. (WTVQ) ? Health officials report a food worker in Perry County has been diagnosed with hepatitis A.

The Kentucky River District Health Department says it received a report on November 20 about an employee at Lee?s Famous Recipe Chicken on East Main Street in Hazard testing positive for hepatitis A...

...Health officials say customers who dined at the restaurant between October 25 and November 13 may have been exposed and are recommending those customers get a Hepatitis A vaccination...

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Source: https://chfs.ky.gov/agencies/dph/deh...0Outbreak.aspx




Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) Week 38, 2018 September 16,
2018 ? September 22, 2018 See https://chfs.ky.gov/agencies/dph/deh...8%20Report.pdf

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Source: https://www.wkyt.com/content/news/Fr...499400881.html

Franklin Co. KFC worker infected with hepatitis A virus
By WKYT News Staff |
Posted: Fri 8:05 AM, Nov 02, 2018

FRANKFORT, Ky. (WKYT) - Another case of hepatitis A is being reported in Franklin County.

The Franklin County Health Department says an employee at KFC on US 127 tested positive for the virus...

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Source: https://www.wkyt.com/content/news/He...499165851.html

Hepatitis A kills 2 in Frankfort as Kentucky outbreak death toll increases
By WKYT News Staff |
Posted: Wed 11:43 AM, Oct 31, 2018 |
Updated: Wed 1:02 PM, Oct 31, 2018

FRANKFORT, Ky. (WKYT) - The Franklin County Health Department says two are dead as a result of the state's ongoing hepatitis A outbreak.

The health department says the two had underlying medical conditions which made their infections more severe.

Franklin County has a total of 28 cases of hepatitis A, and these are the first two deaths for the county.

Latest numbers show Kentucky has had 2,275 cases and 14 deaths as a result of the outbreak, which has lasted approximately one year.

More than one-half of all cases have been associated with illicit drug usage...

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Source: https://chfs.ky.gov/agencies/dph/deh...0Outbreak.aspx Counts as of October 6, 2018:

• Total Outbreak: 2,050
• Hospitalizations: 1126
• Deaths: 14

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Source: https://www.wtvq.com/2018/10/16/pike...ive-hepatitis/


Pike County inmate tests positive for hepatitis A
By Echo Gamel -
October 16, 2018

PIKE COUNTY, Ky. (WTVQ) ? An inmate in the Pike county jail has tested positive for hepatitis A.

The jailer at Pike County Detention Center says the prisoner has been medically quarantined...

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Source: https://www.wtvq.com/2018/10/08/heal...floyd-co-jail/
FLOYD COUNTY, Ky. (WTVQ)- The Floyd County Health Department says a person at the Floyd County jail has been diagnosed with hepatitis A.
Jail officials say the person was isolated and the health department will do vaccinations at the jail this week.

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Source: https://lex18.com/news/covering-kent...r-hepatitis-a/


Student In Perry County Tests Positive For Hepatitis A

Bridgett Howard
3:35 pm
October 4, 2018

PERRY COUNTY, Ky. (LEX 18)? A letter from Perry County Schools confirms that a student at West Perry Elementary has tested positive for hepatitis A.

Superintendent Jonathan Jett posted a letter from Perry County Schools and from the Kentucky River District Health Department...

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Source: https://lex18.com/news/covering-kent...tation-subway/


Hepatitis A Case Reported At Montgomery Co. Gas Station Subway
Melissa Ratliff
11:38 am
October 1, 2018

MT STERLING, Ky. (LEX 18) ? The Montgomery County Health Department confirms that an employee at the Pilot station?s Subway has tested positive for hepatitis A.

The case is reported at the Pilot on Owingsville Road and the employee was involved in food preparation...

...While the risk of transmission to the public has been determined to be low from this reported case, individuals who visited Pilot Subway from Sept. 10 to Sept. 19, 2018, should be aware of possible symptoms. The most common symptoms of hepatitis A are nausea, vomiting, weight loss, fatigue, fever, abdominal pain, loss of appetite, jaundice (yellowing of the skin and eyes), joint pain, light-colored stools, and dark colored urine...

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Source: http://outbreaknewstoday.com/kentuck...-deaths-65100/


Kentucky reports additional hepatitis A deaths
by News Desk
September 20, 2018


Kentucky state health officials have reported two additional hepatitis A (HAV) fatalities during the past two weeks, bringing the death toll to 14.

Since the outbreak was declared last November, Kentucky has seen 1,701 cases in 72 percent of the state?s counties. Of this total, 952 cases required hospitalization.

Jefferson County has reported the most cases statewide with more than 600 with Boyd and Carter counties each reporting more than 100 cases...

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Source: https://lex18.com/news/covering-kent...ive-for-hep-a/

School Cancelled In Elliott Co. After Person Associated With School Tests Positive For Hep A

Melissa Ratliff
3:27 pm
September 13, 2018

ELLIOTT COUNTY, Ky. (LEX 18)- School is canceled in Elliott County after someone in the school community tested positive for hepatitis A.

The school district sent a letter home to parents saying that the school will be closed for cleaning. The superintendent says that the person was not a food handler...

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Source: http://outbreaknewstoday.com/kentuck...0-cases-23269/


Kentucky hepatitis A outbreak tops 1,500 cases
by Robert Herriman
September 7, 2018

The hepatitis A outbreak in Kentucky, which started 10 months ago and has affected 71 percent of the state?s counties, has grown to 1,562 cases through late August. This includes 63 new cases reported the week ending Aug. 25.

Fifty-six percent, or 881 people required hospitalization for their illness and 12 people died. Jefferson County has accounted to 593 cases, followed by Boyd and Carter counties with 158 and 120 cases, respectively...