Impact of Hepatitis A in Siena: A "Traveller's Disease"?

Over a period of seven years (from 1980 to 1987) 58 acute viral hepatitis A cases were admitted to the Departments for Infectious Diseases. This number represents 10.76% of all viral hepatitis patients. Most of the patients had travelled to foreign countries or to areas in Italy with high hepatitis...

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Published in:European journal of epidemiology 1990-03, Vol.6 (1), p.105-107
Main Authors: Braito, A., Cellesi, C., Fanti, O., Civitelli, F., Fanetti, G., Almi, P.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Age distribution
Antibodies
Brief Reports
Child
Child, Preschool
Cross-Sectional Studies
Epidemiologic Methods
Epidemiology
Female
Hepatitis A
Hepatitis A - diagnosis
Hepatitis A - epidemiology
Hepatitis A - immunology
Hepatitis A virus
Humans
Infant
Infections
Infectious diseases
Italy
Male
Middle Aged
Travel
Viral hepatitis
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Summary:Over a period of seven years (from 1980 to 1987) 58 acute viral hepatitis A cases were admitted to the Departments for Infectious Diseases. This number represents 10.76% of all viral hepatitis patients. Most of the patients had travelled to foreign countries or to areas in Italy with high hepatitis A virus (HAV) circulation. An assessment of specific immunization against HAV in normal healthy people aged 1-60, performed by ELISA, showed a very low number of sero-positive subjects. The disappearance of HAV in Italy, which is similar to other western European countries, is probably due to the improved socio-economical conditions; the "imported cases" seem to have little impact on public health.
ISSN:0393-2990
0392-2990
1573-7284
DOI:10.1007/BF00155562