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Hepatitis A
Use of passive samplers as sewage surveillance tool to monitor a hepatitis A outbreak at a school in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, Oct 2022 – March 2023
Hepatitis A virus (HAV) is the cause of acute hepatitis A infection. During early childhood the symptoms can vary from asymptomatic to mild disease, but in adults it may cause severe illness with jaundice and liver failure that, in rare cases, can be fatal [1]. In 2021, 3,864 HAV cases were reported...
Hepatitis A
Hepatitis A Seroprevalence in Mogadishu, Somalia
Hepatitis A infection is a vaccine-preventable disease caused by the hepatitis A virus (HAV). HAV is a member of the Picornaviridae family of small, non-enveloped, single-stranded RNA viruses, and an agent of an enterically transmitted disease seen across the world. Although the prevalence is low in...
Hepatitis A
Endemicity change of hepatitis A infection necessitates vaccination in food handlers: An Indian perspective
In the last two decades, outbreaks due to the foodborne hepatitis A virus (HAV) have been frequently reported in India, with adolescents and adults primarily affected. In India, most food handlers are adolescents and young adults who might be exposed to unsatisfactory environmental conditions and poor...
Hepatitis A
Impact of urbanization on morbidity of hepatitis A: a national panel study in China during 2005-2018
A remarkable urban growth has been witnessed in the past few decades, with people living in towns and cities shooting up from 751 million in 1950 to 4.2 billion in 2018 globally [1]. And the rising trend is expected to maintain. By 2050, approximately seven out of ten individuals will live in urban areas...
Hepatitis A
Hepatitis A transmission to two kidney transplant recipients from a shared donor
Hepatitis A remains a significant global health problem. Effective vaccination has led to a decrease in hepatitis A incidence in the United States. Donor‐derived hepatitis A virus (HAV) transmission has rarely been reported after kidney transplantation or other solid organ transplant. Documented...
