Store clerk in Las Vegas tests positive for hepatitis A

LAS VEGAS (AP) - Health officials say a clerk at a Las Vegas convenience store has tested positive for hepatitis A.

The Southern Nevada Health District is warning that store customers could be at risk of infection.

Transmission of hepatitis A from food handlers to patrons is rare.

But the health district cautions that customers of a 7-Eleven convenience store on South Maryland Parkway who purchased non-prepackaged foods such as hot dogs or hot deli items from July 26 to Aug. 6 may have been exposed to the virus.

The Las Vegas Review-Journal reports that the case is linked to the ongoing hepatitis A outbreak in Clark County.

There have been 86 reported cases so far and one person has died.

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Information from: Las Vegas Review-Journal, http://www.lvrj.com