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Vaccines Given in Illinois hepatitis A Outbreak

A possible Illinois McDonald's hepatitis A outbreak is under investigation with at least 19 confirmed cases, including most of them in Rock Island County.

That's what county officials have told the Quad Cities Times. Rock Island County public health workers will soon be vaccinating certain individuals and giving immune globulin shots to help curtail the outbreak.

Rock Island County Board Chairman Jim Bohnsack told the newspaper that the health department ordered the closure this week of the McDonald's in Milan, Illinois, and its employees were screened for hepatitis A as part of the investigation. The western Illinois McDonald's closed Thursday and had not reopened Friday. Crews were busy cleaning it.

Bohnsack was quoted as saying the county will seek to have McDonald's pay for the hepatitis A shots. Other Illinois counties were there have been confirmed hepatitis A cases are Mercer, Henry, Warren and Woodford

Pritzker Olsen Attorneys, one of America's leading practitioners of foodborne illness litigation, is interested in assisting any victims of the McDonald's hepatitis outbreak around Milan and in other parts of western Illinois. The firm represents hepatitis A victims nationwide and has collected tens of millions for victims of food poisoning of all kinds.

Fred Pritzker, founder and president of Pritzker Olsen, has long advocated required hepatitis A vaccinations for all restaurants workers. This and other outbreaks could be prevented if such a policy were adopted.

To contact a hepatitis A lawyer a Pritzker Olsen, call 1-888-377-8900 (toll free) or complete one of our forms for a free case consultation.

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Food Poisoning Lawyer Fred Pritzker has appeared on national television and has been quoted by national publications, including The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Associated Press and Lawyers USA. He has been named a "Super Lawyer" by Law and Politics magazine. He is also listed in the current edition of The Best Lawyers in America. To contact Fred Pritzker about a food poisoning lawsuit or food safety advocacy, please call 1-888-377-8900 (toll free) or submit the firm's free consultation form.

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