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Wayne County Health Dept. confirms case of Hepatitis A in Southgate

Posted at 3:38 PM, Dec 01, 2017
and last updated 2017-12-01 15:46:42-05

The Wayne County Health Department has confirmed a case of Hepatitis A in Southgate.

A food service worker at Andy's Pizza and Subs was diagnosed with the infection in November.

The pizza and sub shop on Northline Road was inspected on November 29 and is open for business.

All employees of the facility have been vaccinated as of December 1.

Anyone who ate food from Andy's Pizza and Subs location between November 3 and November 17 is urged to watch out for symptoms.

Symptoms include; abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, dark urine, clay-colored stool, fever, chills, yellow skin and eyes (jaundice.)

The health department recommends that unvaccinated individuals receive the vaccine. 

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