| an outbreak of hepatitis a associated with an infected foodhandler. | the recommended criteria for public notification of a hepatitis a virus (hav)-infected foodhandler include assessment of the foodhandler's hygiene and symptoms. in october 1994, a kentucky health department received a report of a catering company foodhandler with hepatitis a. patrons were not offered immune globulin because the foodhandler's hygiene was assessed to be good and he denied having diarrhea. during early november, 29 cases of hepatitis a were reported among people who had attended an ... | 1999 | 10199718 |
| an outbreak of hepatitis a associated with green onions. | forty-three cases of serologically confirmed hepatitis a occurred among individuals who ate at restaurant a in ohio in 1998. serum samples from all restaurant a employees who worked during the exposure period were negative for igm antibodies to hepatitis a virus (hav). a matched case-control study determined that foods containing green onions, which were eaten by 38 (95%) of 40 case patients compared with 30 (50%) of 60 control subjects, were associated with illness (matched odds ratio, 12.7; 95 ... | 2001 | 11262211 |
| outbreak of hepatitis a among men who have sex with men: implications for hepatitis a vaccination strategies. | between november 1998 and may 1999, 136 cases of hepatitis a were reported in columbus, ohio. eighty-nine (65%) case patients were reinterviewed. of 74 male case patients, 47 (66%) were men who have sex with men (msm). these 47 msm were compared with 88 msm control subjects, to identify risk factors for infection and potential opportunities for vaccination. during the exposure period, 6 (13%) case patients reported contact with a person who had hepatitis a, compared with 2 (2%) control subjects ... | 2003 | 12696002 |