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Table 1 Identified incidents of HA infected food handlers with confirmed public health reports (n = 16, 1998–2004)

From: A review of interventions triggered by hepatitis A infected food-handlers in Canada

Timing of discovery

City, province

Index case, location

Total # cases*

Public health Intervention

# immunized

Search method‡, reference #

Sep 2004

Okanagan, BC

bar worker, restaurant

1

vaccine

NR

expanded, [27]

Apr 2004

Port Clements, BC

vegetable department worker, food market

1

vaccine

NR

expanded, [26]

Apr 2004

Burlington, ON

food service worker, hospital cafeteria

1

doctor referral†

NA

expanded, [25]

Dec 2003

Burlington, ON

food service worker, restaurant

1

doctor referral†

NA

expanded, [24]

Jul 2003

Grand Prairie, AB

part-time employee, restaurant

1

IG

>550

expanded, [23]

Apr 2003

Whistler, BC

food service worker, 2 restaurants

1

doctor referral†

NA

expanded, [22]

Apr 2003

Winnipeg, MB

cases were linked to a restaurant

17

doctor referral†

NA

expanded, [21]

Sep 2002

London, ON

food handler in produce department, grocery store

1

vaccine

16,320

expanded, [20]

Sep 2002

Edmonton, AB

food handler, ethnic specialty food market

1

IG

2,300

expanded, [19]

Aug 2002

Toronto, ON

food handler in produce department, grocery store

3

vaccine & IG

19,208

expanded, [5]

Mar 2002

Vancouver, BC

food service worker, 3 grocery stores

8

vaccine & IG

6,100

expanded, [17]

Apr 2002

Vancouver, BC

server, restaurant

1

doctor referral†

NA

expanded, [28]

Mar 2002

Edmonton, AB

worker, lounge

1

IG

50

expanded, [18]

Apr 2001

Victoria, BC

food handler, hospital food services

1

vaccine

NR

expanded, [16]

Jan 2001

Edmonton, AB

deli worker, grocery store

1

IG

5,400

MEDLINE & expanded [15]

Nov 1998

Montérégie, QB

owner and chef, restaurant

7

IG

NR

MEDLINE [14]

  1. Abbreviations: HA hepatitis A, AB Alberta, BC British Columbia, ON Ontario, QB Quebec, MB Manitoba, NR not reported, NA not applicable, IG administration of hepatitis A immune serum globulin, PEP post-exposure prophylaxis.
  2. Notes: *Reported cases only. †Public health asked individuals who displayed any symptoms of hepatitis A to get tested through a family physician. ‡Search method refers to Medline/EMBASE search or the expanded search (i.e., searching news repository for timing and location, which was then verified by the respective public health report).