Hepatitis A Archives
Hepatitis A
Vaccination status and hepatitis A immunity in children: insights from a large-scale study in Turkey
Hepatitis A, caused by the hepatitis A virus (HAV), is a fecal–oral transmitted infection that remains a significant public health concern, particularly in regions with suboptimal sanitation and hygiene practices. The disease typically manifests as an acute, self-limiting condition with symptoms...
Hepatitis A
Severity of the clinical presentation of hepatitis A in five European countries from 1995 to 2014.
We analysed Hepatitis A (HepA) notifications and hospitalisations in Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Spain and Sweden for available periods between 1995 and 2014 to investigate whether decreasing HepA incidence is associated with increasing age at infection and worsening HepA presentation, and to identify...
Hepatitis A
Widespread Hepatitis A Outbreaks Associated with Person-to-Person Transmission - United States, 2016-2020.
Hepatitis A is a vaccine-preventable disease typically acquired through fecal-oral transmission. Hepatitis A virus (HAV) infection rates in the United States declined approximately 97% during 1995-2015 after the introduction and widespread pediatric use of hepatitis A vaccines (1). Since 2016, hepatitis...
