Nova Scotia Health warns of possible hepatitis A exposure in Bridgewater

CBC News

· Posted: Apr 11, 2025 2:31 PM EDT | Last Updated: 10 minutes ago

Nova Scotia Health has issued a informing aft a lawsuit of hepatitis A was confirmed successful the Bridgewater area.

In a quality release, the wellness authorization advises radical who ate oregon drank at Sushi Bay Japanese Cuisine connected LaHave Street successful Bridgewater betwixt March 8 and March 28 to show for symptoms of hepatitis A.

Anyone who experiences symptoms implicit the adjacent respective weeks should interaction their primary attraction supplier oregon telephone their local Public Health office. Anyone with terrible symptoms should question contiguous care.

Symptoms include:

• Sudden onset of fever.
• Loss of appetite.
• Nausea, vomiting or abdominal discomfort.
• Within a fewer days to a week, darkening of the urine and yellowing of the tegument oregon eyes (jaundice).

Nova Scotia Health said the wide hazard to the nationalist is low, but determination whitethorn person been individuals exposed to the virus.

The wellness authorization has been straight successful interaction with radical who are astatine higher hazard of getting the corruption and volition beryllium offering them a vaccine that volition assistance support them from getting ill.

There is nary ongoing transmission of the microorganism astatine Sushi Bay, the authorization said. 

"The absorption of the determination has been precise cooperative and supportive, helping america to scope contacts and administer information," the merchandise said.

While unwellness from hepatitis A usually lasts a week oregon two, Nova Scotia Health said immoderate cases tin past respective months. Most radical retrieve without treatment, but successful immoderate cases hepatitis A tin origin superior liver damage.

It is not transmitted done humor and doesn't nutrient semipermanent infections. When idiosyncratic is infected, they whitethorn person nary symptoms.

Nova Scotia Health said the astir effectual ways to trim the risk of contracting hepatitis A include:

• Washing hands thoroughly and often with soap and lukewarm water, particularly earlier preparing nutrient oregon eating.
• Getting vaccinated if you are astatine a greater likelihood of exposure.