Hereford, Texas, Sonic Drive-In and Hepatitis A
An employee at a Hereford, Texas, Sonic Drive-In has tested positive for hepatitis A, a foodborne pathogen that can cause serious illness. Health officials in Hereford, Texas, have administered more than 2,600 shots to prevent hepatitis A.
According to a story in the Clovis News Journal, the Texas Department of State Health Services began administering free shots Monday afternoon to anyone who patronized the Hereford Sonic Drive-In at 305 North 25 Mile Ave. between Oct. 1 and Oct. 13.
In recent weeks, three cases of hepatitis A, including the Sonic employee's, have been confirmed in Deaf Smith County, Texas, where Hereford is located, according to [Doug] McBride [Texas Department of State Health Services Spokesperson]."We don't know that anyone actively contracted hepatitis from this employee, but we don't know that anyone didn't," McBride said.
The Department is offering immune globulin shots -- which contain antibodies to the illness -- as a "precautionary measure," McBride said. If given within 14 days of exposure to the virus, the shots can usually prevent the illness. (Clovis News Journal)
Anyone diagnosed with hepatitis A who ate at the Hereford Sonic Drive-In should immediately consult a lawyer with hepatitis A lawsuit experience.
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Source: Marlena Hartz, Hereford restaurant employee diagnosed with hepatitis A, Clovis News Journal, October 17, 2006.