"Pa. Hepatitis A Outbreak Kills 3rd Victim"
Associated Press via Yahoo ^ | Fri, Nov 14, 2003 | CHARLES SHEEHAN, Associated Press Writer
Posted on 11/14/2003 5:40 PM PST by Calpernia
ARTICLE SNIPPET: "PITTSBURGH - A third person died Friday and nearly 500 others who ate at a Chi-Chi's Mexican restaurant have fallen ill in the biggest known outbreak of hepatitis A in U.S. history, making people so scared they are lining up by the thousands for vaccinations and no longer eating out.
Health investigators are focusing on whether contaminated produce — perhaps scallions — caused the outbreak at the restaurant in the Beaver Valley Mall, about 25 miles northwest of Pittsburgh.
"We're very concerned. It's very serious and we've sent a team of people out there to assist," said David Daigle, a spokesman for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (news - web sites)."
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