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From Peer-Reviewed Journals in Full-text version - Tuesday April 15, 2025
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From April 24 to 30, the World Health Organization (WHO) leads the global observance of World Immunization Week. This year's theme, "Immunization for All is Humanly Possible", underscores the vital role vaccines play in safeguarding individuals of all ages against preventable diseases. The campaign brings together a diverse coalition of partners to promote the use of vaccines and to highlight the collective action needed to ensure equitable access to immunization worldwide.
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Hepatitis A in the Americas: recent reports from the USA and Latin America |
| Pr Tomas Jelinek | Temps de lecture : 1 min.
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| Although numbers of hepatitis A have been declining for some time in the Americas, a series of recent outbreaks in the USA have brought attention to this infection. A recent publication (Wasuwanich et al. Journal of Viral Hepatitis 2023; AOP: 10.1111/jvh.13902) highlights the epidemiology of hepatitis A hospitalisations from 1998 to 2020 in the United States and investigates risk factors for inpatient mortality. A total of 213,681 hepatitis A‐related hospitalisations between 1998 and 2020were analysed, with hospitalisation rates ranging between 22.4 per 1,000,000 and 62.9 per 1,000,000. While the hospitalisation rate for hepatitis A was decreasing between 1998 and 2015, it increased between... |
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| Hepatitis A hospitalisations in the United States and risk factors for inpatient mortality: A nationwide population study, 1998–2020 |
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Hepatitis A Journal of Viral Hepatitis 2024; 31(2): 88-95 | Reading time: 4 min.
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| Hepatitis A virus (HAV) is a major cause of acute viral hepatitis globally, affecting tens of millions of individuals worldwide each year. HAV is transmitted via the faecal–oral route, typically... |
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| Hepatitis A virus infection associated with bilateral pleural effusion, ascites, and acalculous cholecystitis in childhood: a case report |
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Hepatitis A Journal of Medical Case Reports 2024; 18(1): 304 | Reading time: 2 min.
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| Hepatitis A virus (HAV) causes liver inflammation, resulting in a range of symptoms from mild to severe, including fever, severe fatigue, loss of appetite, abdominal discomfort, nausea and vomiting. However,... |
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| Hepatitis A in Latin America: The current scenario |
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Hepatitis A Reviews in Medical Virology 2024; 34(4): 2566 | Reading time: 6 min.
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| The hepatitis A virus (HAV) is responsible of enteric acute hepatitis worldwide. The World Health Organisation (WHO) estimates that 1.5 million symptomatic HAV infections occur every year all worldwide.... |
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| Evolving Characteristics of Decedents With Hepatitis A Listed as a Cause of Death, United States, 2011–2021 |
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Hepatitis A Journal of Viral Hepatitis 2024; 31(12): 783-94 | Reading time: 4 min.
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| Hepatitis A virus (HAV) infection is transmitted by the faecal–oral route and usually causes mild, self‐limited illness. Serious complications, including death, are uncommon [1, 2]. During... |
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