{"id":105808,"date":"2025-08-29T16:41:12","date_gmt":"2025-08-29T16:41:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/105808\/"},"modified":"2025-08-29T16:41:12","modified_gmt":"2025-08-29T16:41:12","slug":"possible-hepatitis-a-exposure-at-food-truck-on-sunshine-coast-bc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/105808\/","title":{"rendered":"Possible hepatitis A exposure at food truck on Sunshine Coast &#8211; BC"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n\t\t\t\tBy n The Canadian Pressn<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Canadian Press\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\tPosted August 29, 2025 12:22 pm\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t1 min read\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\tDescrease article font size<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\tIncrease article font size<\/p>\n<p>Vancouver Coastal Health says people who ate from a food truck in Gibsons, B.C., this month may have been exposed to hepatitis A.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/1756110368_560_70c8fc80.png\" alt=\"\" style=\"position:absolute;width:1px;height:1px\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The health authority says the Sea Monkey Coffee truck was at Sunday Cider on the Sunshine Coast Highway and people who ate from the truck between Aug. 1 and Aug. 25 should self-monitor for symptoms.<\/p>\n<p>Vancouver Coastal Health says the exposure notification only applies to people who ate from the food truck, and not people at any other business at the site or those who only had drinks.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-video__image\" alt=\"Click to play video: 'Health Matters: Canada faces hepatitis A vaccine shortage amid high demand, shipping delays'\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/feb_22.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\"   data-\/><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t2:18<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHealth Matters: Canada faces hepatitis A vaccine shortage amid high demand, shipping delays\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>The health authority says getting vaccinated can prevent infection, and recommends anyone who ate from Sea Monkey Coffee between Aug. 14 and Aug. 25 to get a dose of the vaccine as soon as they can.<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\tTrending Now\n\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/news\/11354085\/mexican-senate-fight-debate-drug-cartels\/\" class=\"c-posts__inner\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-posts__thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/mexico-senate-fight.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"336\" height=\"224\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\tBrawl breaks out in Mexican Senate after debate on drug cartels\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<a 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src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/healthiq.jpg\" alt=\"Receive the latest medical news and health information delivered to you every Sunday.\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tGet weekly health news<\/p>\n<p>Receive the latest medical news and health information delivered to you every Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>The notification says symptoms can take between two and seven weeks to develop, and people with symptoms should seek medical attention, although the condition clears up on its own in most cases and does not usually cause long-term liver issues.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\tMore on Health<br \/>\n\t\t\tMore videos\n\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t&amp;copy 2025 The Canadian Press\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"By n The Canadian Pressn The Canadian Press Posted August 29, 2025 12:22 pm 1 min read 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