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Westchester Officials Issue Health Alert

Westchester County health officials are urging patrons of a certain restaurant to protect themselves against Hepatitis A. This comes after one of the restaurant’s employees worked there while contagious.

Westchester County Health Commissioner Dr. Sherlita Amler is encouraging people who consumed beverages at Monteverde at Oldstone on Bear Mountain Bridge Road in Cortlandt Manor to protect themselves against Hepatitis A. Hepatitis A is a viral liver disease transmitted by ingesting contaminated food or water or through direct contact with an infectious person. The Health Department has been contacting all individuals who dined at Monteverde between May 31 and June 10 to alert them to their potential exposure and is offering free treatment Thursday and Friday.

It is being offered Thursday, June 15, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Monteverde at Oldstone and on Friday, June 16, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Westchester County Health Department clinic at 134 Court Street in White Plains.

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