An outbreak of hepatitis A associated with the consumption of raw beef

Abstract Background In July 2004, a sharp increase of hepatitis A, a notifiable disease in Belgium, was detected. Objectives We investigated the outbreak in order to identify the source and take appropriate action. Study design We conducted an outbreak investigation which included a matched case–con...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of clinical virology 2009-03, Vol.44 (3), p.207-210
Hauptverfasser:	Robesyn, Emmanuel, De Schrijver, Koen, Wollants, Elke, Top, Geert, Verbeeck, Jannick, Van Ranst, Marc
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adolescent Adult Aged Aged, 80 and over Allergy and Immunology Animals Belgium - epidemiology Biological and medical sciences Case-Control Studies Cattle Child Child, Preschool Disease Outbreaks Feces - virology Female Food handler Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology Hepatitis A Hepatitis A - epidemiology Hepatitis A virus - classification Hepatitis A virus - genetics Hepatitis A virus - isolation & purification Human viral diseases Humans Infant Infectious Disease Infectious diseases Male Meat - virology Medical sciences Microbiology Middle Aged Miscellaneous Outbreak Phylogenetic analysis Phylogeny Raw beef RNA, Viral - genetics Sequence Analysis, DNA Vaccination Viral diseases Viral hepatitis Virology Young Adult
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