Cape May County Health Department in conjunction with the New Jersey Department of Health announced that a single case of hepatitis A in a food worker employed at Dunkin’ Donuts located at 962 West Ave Ocean City, New Jersey has been confirmed. This individual worked while they were potentially infectious between Sunday, January 27 and Thursday, January 31, 2019. The management of this establishment is cooperating with sanitary procedures and the investigation.
While the risk to people who ate or drank beverages at the Ocean City Dunkin’ Donuts between January 27 and January 31 2019 is low, out of an abundance of caution the Cape May Health Department is recommending that they receive “post-exposure prophylaxis” (PEP). PEP consists of hepatitis A vaccine and/or immune globulin and can further reduce the risk of acquiring hepatitis A. To be effective, PEP should be received as soon as possible, but no later than February 14, 2019.
Ocean City, New Jersey
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