Foodborne outbreaks of hepatitis A in a low endemic country: An emerging problem?

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 120, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 55-59

  Pebody, R G ^a,b   Leino, T ^a   Ruutu, P ^a   Kinnunen, L ^a   Davidkin, I ^a   Nohynek, H ^a   Leinikki, P ^a  

^a NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b Europ Prog Intervention E

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DAY CARE; FECES ANALYSIS; FINLAND; FOOD CONTAMINATION; GENE SEQUENCE; HEPATITIS A; HEPATITIS A VIRUS; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SCHOOL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CHILD DAY CARE CENTERS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; ENDEMIC DISEASES; FINLAND; FOOD SERVICES; HEPATITIS A; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; SCHOOLS; VEGETABLES;

EID: 0031934426     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0950268897008340     Document Type: Article

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