Walmart Hepatitis Scare In Duncan, BC. Wal-mart Hepatitis A Fear

by NowPublic Staff | January 14, 2011 at 12:05 pm

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Vaccinations Urge By Vancouver Island Health Authority After Duncan Wal-mart Food Handler Contracts Hepatitis A

The Vancouver Island Health Authority has issued an alert after a Wal-mart food handler contracted Hepatitis A. The food handler worked in the Wal-mart delicatessen. The Vancouver Island Health Authority alert pertains to people who at particular foods at Wal-mart's deli.

Anyone who ate ready-to-eat food — including salads, sliced cheese, meat or hot items like chicken wings — between Dec. 30 and Jan. 4, or meat or cheese sliced at the deli counter from Jan. 5 to Jan. 10, should be vaccinated.

Anyone who still has food bought from the deli between Dec. 20 and Jan. 4, or cheese or meat sliced at the counter between Jan. 5 and Jan. 10 should throw it out.

Vancouver Island Health Authority Phone Numbers

250.370.8699 Toll-free: 1-877-370-8699