An outbreak of hepatitis A in Southern Italy: The case for vaccinating food handlers

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 134, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 799-802

  Prato, R ^a,b   Lopalco, Pier Luigi ^c,d   Chironna, M ^c,d   Germinario, C ^c,d   Quarto, M ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FOGGIA   (Italy)

^b OSPEDALI RIUNITI   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^d POLICLINICO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS A VACCINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; FOOD HANDLING; GENETIC IDENTIFICATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS A; HUMAN; INDUSTRIAL WORKER; ITALY; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; MARKETING;

CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CONTACT TRACING; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FOOD HANDLING; HEPATITIS A; HEPATITIS A VACCINES; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; ITALY; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 33745573021     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: 14694409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0950268805005388     Document Type: Article

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