REDFIELD, Ark. - Health officials are again warning of a possible hepatitis A exposure after an employee at a central Arkansas diner tested positive for the disease. Arkansas Department of Health spokeswoman Meg Mirivel said Thursday that anyone who ate at the J Mart Diner in Redfield, about 20 miles south of Little Rock, between July 17 and August 2 should seek vaccination for
the virus. The health department will have free vaccinations available Friday at the Grant and Jefferson County local health units until 6 p.m.
Northeast Arkansas has been battling an unusually severe hepatitis A outbreak with 393 cases reported in that part of the state since February 2018.
Hepatitis A is a contagious and potentially fatal, but treatable, liver disease. Symptoms include fever, nausea, fatigue, and jaundice.