Student tests positive for hepatitis A in Hazard

HAZARD, Ky. (WTVQ)- A student at West Perry Elementary School has tested positive for hepatitis A, according to a Facebook post by Superintendent Jonathan Jett.

The student was in class while symptomatic, so other students, teachers and staff could have been exposed, according to health officials.

The school is being cleaned as a precaution.

The health department says the risk of infection for other people at the school is low.

The health department is recommending people get vaccinated if they haven’t already received the hepatitis A shot.

Parents are being told to keep a close eye on their children and look for signs of infection, which would include nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, fever, abdominal pain and jaundice.