PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) — The Philadelphia Department of Public Health is warning of a potential hepatitis A exposure in Northeast Philadelphia.
Officials confirmed that a person who works at the ShopRite at Oxford Avenue and Levick Street has acute hepatitis A. So far, no other people or stores have been affected.
The department recommends people who handled raw beef or pork, or ate undercooked beef or pork, that was purchased from the store’s meat counter between Jan. 4 and 21 receive a hepatitis A vaccine as soon as possible.
There will be free hepatitis A vaccines available for those who need one on Saturday, Jan. 27 from 8 a.m. to noon at District Health Center 10, located at 2230 Cottman Ave.
People infected with hepatitis A usually develop symptoms two to six weeks after exposure. Some symptoms include diarrhea, vomiting, jaundice, fever, low energy and stomach pain.
People who have previously received the hepatitis A vaccine or have had hepatitis A in the past do not need to be vaccinated.