A MILITARY COMMUNITY OUTBREAK OF HEPATITIS TYPE A RELATED TO TRANSMISSION IN A CHILD CARE FACILITY

An outbreak of hepatitis type A occurred among military personnel and dependents on a military post in Anchorage, Alaska, August 1976–April 1977. One hundred sixteen clinical cases of hepatitis were identified over a nine-month-period. Ninety-six per cent of those cases that were tested demonstrated...

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Veröffentlicht in:	American journal of epidemiology 1980-10, Vol.112 (4), p.471-481
Hauptverfasser:	BENENSON, MICHAEL W., TAKAFUJI, ERNEST T., BANCROFT, WILLIAM H., LEMON, STANLEY M., CALLAHAN, MICHAEL C., LEACH, DONALD A.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adolescent Adult Alaska Antibodies, Viral - analysis Child Child Day Care Centers Child, Preschool Cross Infection - transmission Disease Outbreaks hepatitis A Hepatitis A - epidemiology Hepatitis A - immunology Hepatitis A - transmission Humans immune serums Immunoglobulin M - analysis Infant Military Medicine military personnel serology
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Zusammenfassung:	An outbreak of hepatitis type A occurred among military personnel and dependents on a military post in Anchorage, Alaska, August 1976–April 1977. One hundred sixteen clinical cases of hepatitis were identified over a nine-month-period. Ninety-six per cent of those cases that were tested demonstrated IgM antibody to hepatitis A virus. A large child care facility was implicated as a major focus of hepatitis virus transmission. Sixty-four (55%) of the cases were directly or indirectly linked to the child care facility. The length of time that a child spent at the facility appeared to increase the child's risk of developing hepatitis and the risk of his transmitting the hepatitis A virus to other members of the immediate household.
ISSN:	0002-9262 1476-6256
DOI:	10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a113016