Notes from the Field: Increase in Reported Hepatitis A Infections Among Men Who Have Sex with Men - New York City, January-August 2017

Notes from the Field: Increase in Reported Hepatitis A Infections Among Men Who Have Sex with Men - New York City, January-August 2017

Since 2011, the New York City (NYC) Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) has typically been notified of three or fewer cases of hepatitis A virus (HAV) infection each year among men who have sex with men (MSM) who reported no travel to countries where HAV is endemic. This year, DOHMH note...

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Veröffentlicht in:MMWR. Morbidity and mortality weekly report 2017-09, Vol.66 (37), p.999-1000
Hauptverfasser: Latash, Julia, Dorsinville, Marie, Del Rosso, Paula, Antwi, Mike, Reddy, Vasudha, Waechter, HaeNa, Lawler, Jacqueline, Boss, Heather, Kurpiel, Philip, Backenson, P Bryon, Gonzalez, Charles, Rowe, Shannon, Poissant, Tasha, Lin, Yulin, Xia, Guo-Liang, Balter, Sharon
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Sprache:eng
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Adult
Hepatitis A - epidemiology
Homosexuality, Male
Humans
Incidence
Male
New York City - epidemiology
Notes from the Field
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Zusammenfassung:Since 2011, the New York City (NYC) Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) has typically been notified of three or fewer cases of hepatitis A virus (HAV) infection each year among men who have sex with men (MSM) who reported no travel to countries where HAV is endemic. This year, DOHMH noted an increase in HAV infections among MSM with onsets in January-March 2017, and notified other public health jurisdictions via Epi-X, CDC's communication exchange network. As a result, 51 patients with HAV infection involving MSM were linked to the increase in NYC.
ISSN:0149-2195
1545-861X
DOI:10.15585/mmwr.mm6637a7