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McDonald's Hepatitis A outbreak hits 30 cases

The outbreak reportedly got started from at least one employee of the McDonald's in Milan. She was diagnosed with the virus in June and went back to work.

By staff Writer | Updated on August 26, 2009

The number of Hepatitis A cases attributed to an Illinois McDonald’s restaurant has risen to 30, according to the Illinois Dept. of Public Health and the Quad-City Times.

The summer outbreak of the disease in the Quad-City region are all related to people who have visited a McDonald’s restaurant at 400 W. 1st St., Milan, Ill., this summer.

The Hepatitis A vaccine or a drug called immune globulin will be provided to the patient’s contacts, said Theresa Foes, spokesperson for the Rock Island County Health Dept.

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