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Excluding Ill Food Workers
Target Objectives
Strategy Check
Tips and Tricks
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For highly infectious pathogens where cases may be asymptomatic (i.e. norovirus, Hepatitis A), it may be necessary to require a negative stool or multiple tests before returning to work
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With many pathogens, ill cases can continue shedding the organism in their stool for days to weeks even after they stop experiencing symptoms
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Consult epidemiology and/or healthcare providers on when food workers can return to work
Tips and Tricks
Toolkit
Control Measures
Toolkit
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