Hepatitis A Outbreak News: Restaurant In Pacific Shores Is Under Investigation For The Potential Cause

It has been previously reported that a Hepatitis A outbreak hit San Diego and caused some lives. Thus, on Friday, the public officials told the public that anybody who has recently visited the popular restaurant on the Pacific Beach boardwalk during a specific date and time has the possibility to have been exposed to the virus. This advisory was released by the San Diego Health and Human Services.

The name of the establishment that is currently in question is the "World Famous Restaurant" it is located at 711 Pacific Beach Drive in San Diego. The restaurant is now closed. However, the officials have not yet determined that source of the exposure but have already warned the employees, the customer and the guests at the restaurant, according to News Week.

Here are the following dates and time that the officials warned that might be potential exposure with Hepatitis A. August 28, 29, and 30 between 3 p.m. and 11 p.m., September 3 and 4 between 9 a.m. and 6 p.m., September 10 and 11 between 3 p.m. and 11 p.m.

In line, the region's public health officer, Wilma Wooten said in a statement that "The risk to the public is low, but anyone who ate or had beverages at the restaurant on those dates and times should be aware of the signs and symptoms of hepatitis A. We encourage anyone who has not had the hepatitis A vaccine and those who may have been exposed to contact their health care provider."

As follows, the "World Famous" took some efforts in organizing sanitation in order to kill the virus that took the lives of at least 16 people and affected hundreds more in the country. The general manager of the "World Famous" said in an interview that "We hired a professional hazmat crew to clean and sanitize our restaurant at a very high level We understand the severity of this issue and will do everything we can to ensure a safe environment for all," the interview was conducted by the NBC San Diego.