Publications
foodborne hepatitis a at a family reunion use of igm-specific hepatitis a serologic testing. | a cluster of cases of hepatitis a that occurred among 46 participants in a family reunion in utah in august 1980 was investigated with epidemiologic and serologic techniques. no index patient with clinical illness had been present at the reunion. twenty-three cases of hepatitis a were ultimately identified; 14 developed clinical hepatitis. immunoglobulin m-specific hepatitis a virus antibody testing identified nine recently infected asymptomatic subjects. eight additional individuals had serolog ... | 1982 | 6282115 |
sources of infection among persons with acute hepatitis a and no identified risk factors during a sustained community-wide outbreak. | hepatitis a is a common vaccine-preventable disease in the united states. most cases occur during community-wide outbreaks, which can be difficult to control. many case-patients have no identified source. | 2000 | 11015549 |