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State health officials expand hepatitis A inquiry
The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review ^
| 11/07/03
| Karen Roebuck
Posted on 11/07/2003 3:20:56 AM PST by Dane
Edited on 04/13/2004 2:03:13 AM PDT by Jim Robinson.
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State officials are investigating whether additional Beaver County restaurants may be involved in the growing hepatitis A outbreak and are urging restaurants in three counties to beef up sanitation efforts and report any workers ill with flu-like symptoms.
The number of people confirmed to have contracted hepatitis A after visiting or working at the Chi-Chi's Mexican Restaurant in the Beaver Valley Mall rose to 130 Thursday. Four of the victims are employees, according to the state health department.
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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Front Page News; News/Current Events; US: Pennsylvania
KEYWORDS: aliquippa; chichis; hepatitis; mexicanrestaurant; pittsburgh; zuccaro
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posted on
11/07/2003 3:20:57 AM PST
by
Dane
To: Dane
Hepatitis A, which is rarely fatal, is spread by infected fecal matter, usually because of poor hand washing.Just another reason why we rarely eat out.
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posted on
11/07/2003 4:02:14 AM PST
by
mewzilla
To: mewzilla
I've been to restaurants where the food tastes like crap. Now I know why.
To: RedBloodedAmerican
I've seen behavior by waitstaff in restaraunt ladies' rooms that would curl your hair. You'd think management would get a clue.
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posted on
11/07/2003 6:15:20 AM PST
by
mewzilla
To: Willie Green; mountaineer; martin_fierro
marteen, sleeping at the switch are we?
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posted on
11/07/2003 8:43:25 AM PST
by
xsmommy
To: *Pittsburgh; Willie Green; 3catsanadog; agrace; annyokie; Atlantin; Ayn Rand wannabe; Badray; ...
Screw Chi-Chi's. Eat at Primanti's.
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posted on
11/08/2003 6:37:33 PM PST
by
martin_fierro
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To: RedBloodedAmerican
Ugh!;))
To: mewzilla
It probably was the Management!
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