Hepatitis A exposure alert issued after infection confirmed among staff at two restaurants at Edmonton Airport

Alberta Health Services issued an alert Tuesday night confirming a worker at two Edmonton International Airport restaurants has contracted hepatitis A.

Hepatitis A is a liver infection caused by a virus.

The infected food handlers worked at the Belgian Beer Café and Boston Pizza, the U.S. Department of Health Services said in a news release.

People who consumed food or drinks from any of the restaurants on these dates and times may have been exposed to the virus:

In a Belgian beer cafe

• October 5, 2 to 9 p.m.
• October 7, 8 or 11 from 4:30 pm to 12:30 am
• October 12, 1 to 8 p.m.

boston pizza

• October 1, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
• October 7, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
• October 8, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Dr. Michael Zachary, Edmonton’s regional medical officer of health, said the case does not pose a risk to the public.

“There is no ongoing risk of infection at either restaurant,” he said in the release. “Public health inspectors have visited and spoken with restaurant operators to review food safety practices, and These locations are safe to operate.”

People who may have been exposed should call Health Link immediately at 1-888-851-1919 and should monitor themselves for symptoms for 50 days after possible exposure. Those who may have been exposed and live outside of Alberta should contact their local public health office for assistance.

Symptoms of hepatitis A include tiredness, loss of appetite, nausea and vomiting, abdominal pain, fever, dark urine, light-colored stools, and yellowing of the eyes and skin.