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11-21-2003, 07:55 PM
http://abcnews.go.com/wire/Living/ap20031119_2365.html
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530 Hepatitis Cases Linked to Pa. Eatery
530 Hepatitis Cases Linked to Pennsylvania Mexican Restaurant
The Associated Press
PITTSBURGH Nov. 19 — The number of cases of hepatitis A linked to a Mexican restaurant rose to 530 Wednesday, but state health officials said the outbreak has slowed considerably since last week, when dozens of new cases were being reported daily.
Secretary of Health Calvin Johnson said officials still haven't determined whether tainted green onions are behind the outbreak at the Chi-Chi's restaurant, but were continuing to investigate.
Although at least one person reported contracting the disease after eating at the Beaver Valley Mall restaurant northwest of Pittsburgh as early as Sept. 20, hundreds of cases have been linked to people who ate there in the first week of October, officials said.
Three people infected with the virus have died, and thousands have received inoculations against the disease. Health screenings have shown more than 9,700 people may have been exposed to the virus at the Mexican restaurant since last month.
Health investigators say they still don't know the source of the virus. They're looking at foods such as green onions, which have been linked to smaller outbreaks in other states.
Since the outbreak, Louisville, Ky.-based Chi-Chi's has closed the restaurant, announced that it would remove green onions from all 100 of its locations, and that it would mandate workers to fill out sick logs.
not only do onions stink but hey whatdya know
as jimmy would sat UUCCKKK
530 Hepatitis Cases Linked to Pa. Eatery
530 Hepatitis Cases Linked to Pennsylvania Mexican Restaurant
The Associated Press
PITTSBURGH Nov. 19 — The number of cases of hepatitis A linked to a Mexican restaurant rose to 530 Wednesday, but state health officials said the outbreak has slowed considerably since last week, when dozens of new cases were being reported daily.
Secretary of Health Calvin Johnson said officials still haven't determined whether tainted green onions are behind the outbreak at the Chi-Chi's restaurant, but were continuing to investigate.
Although at least one person reported contracting the disease after eating at the Beaver Valley Mall restaurant northwest of Pittsburgh as early as Sept. 20, hundreds of cases have been linked to people who ate there in the first week of October, officials said.
Three people infected with the virus have died, and thousands have received inoculations against the disease. Health screenings have shown more than 9,700 people may have been exposed to the virus at the Mexican restaurant since last month.
Health investigators say they still don't know the source of the virus. They're looking at foods such as green onions, which have been linked to smaller outbreaks in other states.
Since the outbreak, Louisville, Ky.-based Chi-Chi's has closed the restaurant, announced that it would remove green onions from all 100 of its locations, and that it would mandate workers to fill out sick logs.
not only do onions stink but hey whatdya know