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Possible Hepatitis A Exposure at Skowhegan Store
May 24, 2022 - The Maine CDC has just announced a case of Hepatitis A in a food service worker at the Skowhegan WalMart deli. Read the full Maine CDC press release here.
If you have been eaten food prepared at this deli, post-exposure prophylaxis (treatment) may be indicated for you. To be effective, it must be given within 14 days of exposure. Post-exposure prophylaxis for most people is a single dose of hepatitis A vaccine. A few people may need an injection of immune globulin.
Not everyone needs prophylaxis. Hepatitis A became a routine childhood vaccination in 2006. Healthy, fully-vaccinated adults and children should self-monitor for these symptoms:
Customers who purchased and/or ate food prepared in this WalMart deli between May 7 - 21, 2022 could be at risk for hepatitis A infection if not fully vaccinated, and should seek medical treatment within 14 days of their exposure (5/24-6/4).
If you have been eaten food prepared at this deli, post-exposure prophylaxis (treatment) may be indicated for you. To be effective, it must be given within 14 days of exposure. Post-exposure prophylaxis for most people is a single dose of hepatitis A vaccine. A few people may need an injection of immune globulin.
Not everyone needs prophylaxis. Hepatitis A became a routine childhood vaccination in 2006. Healthy, fully-vaccinated adults and children should self-monitor for these symptoms:
- fever
- tiredness
- low or no appetite
- stomach pain
- nausea
- diarrhea
- dark-colored urine
- clay-colored stool
- jaundice (yellowing of the skin and eyes)
Symptoms may appear 2 to 7 weeks after exposure.
People who have had hepatitis A infections have life-long protection and cannot be re-infected.
People who have received only 1 vaccine dose should get the second dose unless it has been less than 6 months since dose #1.
The vaccine is free for children.
RFGH medical office and emergency department have pediatric and adult vaccine, and Immune globulin. The pharmacies in Skowhegan also have hepatitis A vaccine available. If you have been affected by this exposure risk, call your healthcare provider’s office for information or to schedule an appointment, or call your pharmacist.
People who have had hepatitis A infections have life-long protection and cannot be re-infected.
People who have received only 1 vaccine dose should get the second dose unless it has been less than 6 months since dose #1.
The vaccine is free for children.
RFGH medical office and emergency department have pediatric and adult vaccine, and Immune globulin. The pharmacies in Skowhegan also have hepatitis A vaccine available. If you have been affected by this exposure risk, call your healthcare provider’s office for information or to schedule an appointment, or call your pharmacist.
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