Peel Public Health is warning the public about a case of Hepatitis A in an employee at a Harvey’s restaurant at 6430 Erin Mills Parkway in Mississauga.

Consumers who purchased food from the fast food location on January 28, 29 or February 4 or 5, 2012 may have been exposed to Hepatitis A.

The risk of contracting the infection is low, but consumers who consumed food at the Mississauga location should carefully monitor their health for symptoms of Hepatitis A until the end of March. Symptoms of Hepatitis A can develop 50 days after exposure and include fever, loss of appetite, nausea, abdominal pain, dark coloured urine and jaundice (yellowing of skin and the whites of the eyes).

In order to prevent the spread of Hepatitis A, you are encouraged to wash your hands well after using bathroom facilities, changing diapers and before handling or eating food.

As a precaution and to prevent the spread of Hepatitis A, people are encouraged to speak to their doctor about the Hepatitis A vaccine. Those who have received the vaccination are protected from contracting the infection.