Today Cedar Hill (Duncanville, Tex.), Vol. 33, No. 50, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 4, 1999 Page: 3 of 18
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Diners urged to see doctor after food
handler diagnosed with hepatitis A
By DAVID D WAI i cd u • j *_ - _ . .
By DAVID D. WALLER
Today Staff
A recent diagnosis of hepatitis A
in a Luby’s employee has set off an
alarm among city and county health
officials.
Dr. John Standefer, Duncanville
medical health officer, advised any-
one who ate at the Duncanville
Luby’s between Jan. 25 and Feb. 13
should see their family doctor.
Luby s is located on Highway 67.
Symptoms generally begin to
show up after two to six weeks,
Standefer said, and last up to two
weeks. The virus can be easily treat-
ed with a vaccine.
Company supervisors for Luby’s
Cafeterias have set up a hotline/or
concerned customers at 1-877-450-
5206.
Karen Sparks, Luby’s director of
field marketing, said she understands
the firestorm of media attention ris-
ing from this incident.
“This is an extremely unfortunate
situation,” she said. “We are very
concerned about our employee obvi-
ously, but we’re also concerned
about our customers too.”
Sparks said Luby’s had to put a
live operator on their line. She said a
majority of the more than 1,500 calls
have pertained to the store location
and the risk dates.
Company managers said other
store employees have been vaccinat-
ed and tested for the Hepatitis A
virus.
Sparks said the infected woman
has been placed on leave and will be
allowed to return to work after her
doctor clears her.
Sparks said the employee has not
worked since Feb. 12, when she was
sent home after reporting to the man-
ager that she felt ill.
Her doctor confirmed that she had
hepatitis and state law forced him to
contact the Texas Department of
Health and Human Services.
Sparks said Luby’s is willing to
help with medical costs for infected
customers.
“If someone called us and said,
‘My doctor is recommending that I
seek treatment,’ we take the person’s
name and number at that point,”
Sparks said.
Arranging for medical treatment
will be done on a case-by-case basis,
Sparks said.
“Luby’s has been very receptive
in working with the city to make sure
this doesn’t happen again,”
Duncanville Community Information
Administrator Keith Bilbrcy said.
Bilbrcy said the county conducted
classes on food handling for employ-
ees March 1.
The symptoms for Hepatitis A
include nausea, a loss of appetite,
vomiting, fatigue, fever and abdomi-
nal cramps. Jaundice, a yellowing of
the eyes or skin, may show in some
cases. An infected person may show
some or all of the symptoms.
Standefer said most cases in chil-
dren show up with flu-like symptoms
or none at all.
A Duncanville resident who did
not wish to be identified said county
officials diagnosed her husband with
the virus. Their family ate at the
restaurant in January. -
According to Sparks, the Luby’s
in Duncanville was ranked in the top
5 percent of the nation in sales
among the Luby’s chain but sales
dropped about 70 percent over the
weekend.
City health records showed
Luby’s health inspection graded at an
average of 88 percent over the past
six months.
Duncanville officials conduct
health inspections in its food estab-
lishments every three months. More
inspections arc given if the establish-
ment is considered to have a higher
than normal risk to the public.
Indicted
Antonelli said in the May 14,
1998, Cedar Hill Today, “I didn’t
mail the Cedar Hill Free Press and I
don’t know who did mail the Cedar
Hill Free Press."
In the tabloid publication, school
board candidate Al Armistcad (a for-
mer city councilman), and incumbent
Pete Rosales and city council incum-
bent Peggy Wilson were attacked in
the publication. Each suffered defeat
in the election.
Wilson decided to pursue criminal
charges against Antonelli after con-
siderable thought and much soul
searching, she said.
“As an advocate of good govern-
ment, I felt obligated to take action,”
she said.
Wilson said she believes the Free
Press, with its newspaper-like ap-
pearance, may have influenced the
outcome of the election.
“The Free Press greatly mislead
honest voters. They thought it was a
legitimate paper and had credibility,”
she said.
Wilson believed it left a lasting
impact on those who may have once
considered running for political
office.
“I’m convinced that I did the right
thing,” Wilson said. “The fraudulent
information presented in that paper
has created a chilling effect on the
willingness of people to run for
office - the school board city coun-
cil, committees and boards.”
Armistead said he was greatly dis-
appointed that his fellow townspeo-
ple felt the need to publish such a
“mean-spirited” tabloid.
“I’m one of those people that has
that believe that people arc inherently
good, but I am disappointed that 24
people felt this way,” he said. “The
framers of the Constitution did not
have in mind to protect those who
would print vicious lies.”
Wilson is also distressed about the
number of people involved in the
Free Press, but in the end she
believes some good can come out of
it.
“When something this evil occurs
in a town, it is up to good, decent
people to take action,” Wilson said.
Antonelli could not be reached for
comment.
Armistead and Rosales filed a
civil suit against Antonelli regarding
the Cedar Hill Free Press in Sep-
tember.
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