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Paterson Grocery Worker Infected With Hepatitis A, NJ Health Department Confirms
A case of Hepatitis A has been confirmed at a Paterson market.
A food handler at Brother's Market on E. Railway Avenue was potentially infectious between Sept. 30 and Oct. 5, 2019, the New Jersey Health Department said.
Hepatitis A is mainly spread through close person-to-person contact or through contaminated food.
Symptoms of Hepatitis A may include fever, feeling tired, poor appetite, dark yellow urine, stomach pain, diarrhea, vomiting, yellow skin or eyes. Symptoms usually appear between three and four weeks after infection.
Any produce purchased from Brother’s Produce between t…
Israeli Traveler Who May Have Exposed Newark Airport To Measles Went To Rockland County
People at Newark Liberty Airport may have been exposed to the measles last month by a passenger from Israel who continued traveling to Rockland County, New York, state health officials said.
The passenger from Tel Aviv, Israel arrived at Terminal B and may have visited other parts of the airport between 5:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. on Sept. 28, the New Jersey Health Department said. The passenger then went to Rockland County, New York.
Symptoms may not develop until Oct. 19 and may include: Rash, high fever, cough, runny nose and red, watery eyes, and can cause serious complications such as pne…
Measles Reported In Englewood, Newark Airport: Health Department Warns
People in Englewood and visiting Newark Airport may have been exposed to measles, the New Jersey Health Department reports.
In two separate incidents, people were were sick with measles may have exposed others last month and early this month, the department said.
Measles symptoms include rash, high fever, cough, runny nose and red, watery eyes. It can cause serious complications such as pneumonia and encephalitis (swelling of the brain).
Anyone who visited the following locations may have been exposed to measles:
Towne Centre at Englewood apartments, 20 W Palisade Ave, Englewood, NJ 0763…