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a multistate, foodborne outbreak of hepatitis a. national hepatitis a investigation team.we investigated a large, foodborne outbreak of hepatitis a that occurred in february and march 1997 in michigan and then extended the investigation to determine whether it was related to sporadic cases reported in other states among persons who had consumed frozen strawberries, the food suspected of causing the outbreak.199910029643
the role of child care in a community-wide outbreak of hepatitis a.to evaluate the role of child care centers in a community-wide hepatitis a epidemic.200111694662
evaluation of a hepatitis a immunization program.the purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of a hepatitis a vaccine requirement targeted at child-care center attendees 2-5 years of age in maricopa county, az. a case-control study conducted before implementation in 1997 found that individuals with hepatitis a were 6 times more likely to have worked in or attended a child-care center than were matched controls, and 40% of hepatitis a cases were attributable to attending or working in a child-care center.200516282932
hepatitis a 2004 vaccination in children: methods and findings of a survey in two states.hepatitis a vaccine coverage estimates needed for surveillance and vaccine policy decisions are not readily available for children older than 35 months or for adolescents. this article reports methodology developed for obtaining such estimates by telephone survey with and without provider record verification.200717888861
hepatitis a: report of a common-source outbreak with recovery of a possible etiologic agent. ii. laboratory studies.during investigation of a food-borne outbreak of hepatitis a among university students in a southwestern metropolitan community, immune electron microscopic examination of a concentrated stool suspension pooled from seven acutely ill individuals revealed viruslike particles 17-nm in diameter. these particles were initially coated by antibody contained in the convalescent-phase serum of one of the ill students as well ad by antibody in convalescent plasma of a prison volunteer originally infected ...19751117190
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