Maine health officials are warning anyone who recently dined at a restaurant in Falmouth that they may have been infected with hepatitis A, a contagious liver disease.
A food service worker at the Dockside Grill, 215 Foreside Road, Falmouth, has been diagnosed with hepatitis A, the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention said in a news release Tuesday. Hepatitis A virus can be spread through person-to-person contact or by eating contaminated food or water.
The infected person worked in the restaurant from October 23 to 25 and November 6 to 8. The CDC said anyone who dined at the restaurant on those days could be at risk. The restaurant is working with the CDC to ensure there were no exposures outside of these dates.
The CDC recommends that anyone who eats or drinks at a restaurant on these dates get the hepatitis A vaccine as soon as possible, preferably within 14 days of exposure. People who have been vaccinated are already protected.
Symptoms may appear up to 50 days after exposure. They may include fatigue, low or no appetite, stomach pain, nausea, diarrhea, dark urine, jaundice, fever, or joint pain. People who are very sick may need to be hospitalized, and their symptoms may last for several months. Most children under 6 years of age have mild or no symptoms.
For more information about hepatitis A, visit www.cdc.gov/hepatitis/hav/.
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