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Maine restaurant-goers warned of hepatitis A exposure

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Restaurant patrons in Maine may have been exposed to hepatitis A, according to health officials in the state. A worker at the Texas Roadhouse in Bangor handled food while infected with hepatitis A, according to the state’s Department of Health and Human Services.

More specifically, the employee may have exposed patrons to hepatitis A on the following dates: Oct. 16, 17, 18, 20, 22, 23, 24, 25, 27 and 29, 2020.  “An assessment of the employee's work duties and illness determined that restaurant patrons may be at risk for hepatitis A infection,” officials said.

Health officials are now encouraging anyone who worked or ate at the restaurant on the above-listed dates to receive the hepatitis A vaccine “within 14 days of their last exposure.”.

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