BRIEFLY : TACO BELL'S PATRONS MAY HAVE HEPATITIS.RIDGECREST - Kern County health officials said Friday that people who ate at the Ridgecrest Taco Bell may have been exposed to hepatitis. People who ate there between 6 and 11 p.m. June 14 or June 15 should contact a physician to determine whether they should get immunoglobulin secretory immunoglobulin A IgA immunoglobulin in which two IgA molecules are linked by a polypeptide (secretory piece) and by a J chain; it is the predominant immunoglobulin. im·mu·no·glob·u·lin (  m vaccinations, officials said. In Ridgecrest, they can contact the Drummond Medical Group office at 1111 N. China Lake Blvd. A restaurant employee who came down with hepatitis A was probably infectious since June 1, but the immunoglobulin shots will not benefit anyone exposed June 13 or earlier, officials said. People who ate at the Taco Bell before June 14 should contact a physician if they experience nausea, vomiting, headache, dark-brown urine, white stools or loss of appetite, officials said. Hepatitis A symptoms usually appear two to six weeks after exposure, but many people show no symptoms or mild ones. - Daily News Phony bomb forces home evacuations LANCASTER - About 20 homes were evacuated Friday morning after a motorist spotted what turned out to be a fake bomb near a planter on Avenue H between 10th Street West and Sierra Highway, deputies said. The object was a steel cylinder fabricated to vaguely resemble a military weapon, officials said. The device was found about 7:45 a.m., and homes were evacuated until about 11 a.m., officials said. Creating a fake explosive device is a felony in California, deputies said. They asked anyone with information on the incident to call the Lancaster sheriff's station at (805) 948-8466 or the anonymous crime-tip hotline at (805) 948-COPS. - Daily News Radio club to show emergency system LANCASTER - Antelope Valley Amateur Radio Club members this weekend will demonstrate the skills and equipment used during emergency operations. From noon today until noon Sunday, members will operate their radios at Lancaster City Park during their annual Field Day. The event is both a drill and a contest, with radio operators competing in contacting the most other ``hams'' around the world. Lancaster City Park is on 10th Street West at Avenue K-8. - Daily News |
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