Toronto Public Health confirmed at least 20 cases of Hepatitis A Sunday night, some of which are already in hospital at Etobicoke General.
The origin of some cases hasn't been confirmed, but the mother of one patient suggests her son may have gotten it from school.
"He had the shakes where he was freezing and really cold, his whole body was shaking and this went on for a week," said Rosemary DiMauro in a CityNews exclusive.
It was then DiMauro brought her 13-year-old son Domenic to Etobicoke General Hospital. She says he couldn't stop vomiting and his eyes had turned yellow. He was later diagnosed with Hepatitis A.
"I understand he picked it up at the school because he does not go anywhere other than school and back home," DiMauro said.
A few weeks back, Toronto Public Health officials acknowledged that certain students at Elmbank Junior Middle Academy had been diagnosed with Hep A, and sent a letter to parents saying the school was not the source of the outbreak.
The letter also insisted that the cases were infected by family members or close friends.
"Right now there's no risk for the greater public," said Dr. Vinita Dubey of Toronto Public Health.
"Right now we're seeing people getting Hepatitis A who live in households with people who have had it and have had close contact
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