Publications
| epidemiology of hepatitis a in valencia, spain: public health implications. | between july 1988 and july 1989, sera from 1223 persons resident in the valencia area of spain were tested for antibodies against the hepatitis a virus. sixty-five per cent of serum samples were positive for anti-hav (95% confidence interval = 62.4-67.6). the prevalence of anti-hav increased significantly with age (odds ratio > 50 years = 69.8; 95% confidence interval = 26.5-183.4) and previous history of hepatitis a (odds ratio = 2.1; 95% confidence interval = 1.4-3.2). prevalence decreased wit ... | 1995 | 7493309 |
| human enteric viruses in coquina clams associated with a large hepatitis a outbreak. | an outbreak of hepatitis a, affecting 183 people, occurred in valencia (spain). epidemiological evidence pointed to an association of the outbreak with consumption of coquina clams (donax sp), imported frozen from peru. shellfish were analysed for the presence of hepatitis a virus (hav), enteroviruses, rotaviruses, astroviruses, caliciviruses and hepatitis e virus. hav was detected in 75% of assayed shellfish samples. other enteric viruses were occasionally found in the same samples. molecular e ... | 2001 | 11464770 |