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San Diego - County health officials said Friday they have identified two new cases of Hepatitis A that may be linked to a Chipotle restaurant in La Mesa.

That brings the total number of cases of the disease to 14, according to the San Diego County Health and Human Services Agency. Those sickened include six women and eight men, ranging in age from 23 to 55.

Officials first announced the outbreak on Wednesday. The concern is over anyone who dined at the restaurant located at 8005 Fletcher Parkway between March 1 and April 22. Anyone who is symptomatic for Hepatitis A should immediately see his or her doctor to be screened for the illness.

Symptoms include fever, fatigue, loss of appetite, nausea, abdominal discomfort, dark urine, and jaundice. Hepatitis A does not become chronic, with symptoms usually lasting less than two months.

Officials said blood samples taken so far from restaurant employees have not shown any recent Hepatitis A infections.

To date in 2008, there have been 40 cases of Hepatitis A in San Diego County, including the 14 cases related to this outbreak, officials said. The last major Hepatitis A outbreak in San Diego County was in 2000.

Hepatitis A is commonly transmitted when an object contaminated with the stool of someone with Hepatitis A comes in contact with another person's mouth. Exposure also can occur when an individual consumes food or water contaminated with the Hepatitis A virus, according to the health department.