ROANOKE, Va. – The health department is warning of a possible hepatitis A exposure at Tuco’s Taqueria Garaje in Roanoke.
The Roanoke City and Alleghany Health Districts received a report of an employee at the restaurant who has been infected with hepatitis A, according to an announcement made Tuesday.
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Officials said they determined that there is no significant risk of exposure to the public because the employee did not directly handle food.
The health department is offering a hepatitis A vaccine to anyone who ate at Tuco’s between May 3 and May 15. Vaccines will be available on a first-come, first-served basis on the second floor at 1502 Williamson Road at the following times:
- Thursday, May 26, 3-6 p.m.
- Friday, May 27, 8:30-11:30 a.m.
- Friday, May 27, 1-4 p.m.
Hepatitis A is an inflammation of the liver caused by the hepatitis A virus. Symptoms may develop 15 to 50 days following exposure. People are at increased risk if they have been in close and continuous contact with an infected person, particularly in a household or day care setting.
You can find more information here.