Increase in hepatitis A cases in the Czech Republic in 2008 - preliminary report

K Fabianova; J Cástková; C Beneš; J Kyncl; B Kriz

doi:10.2807/ese.13.40.18997-en

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Increase in hepatitis A cases in the Czech Republic in 2008 - preliminary report
K Fabianova¹ , J Cástková¹ , C Beneš¹ , J Kyncl¹ , B Kriz¹
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Affiliations: ¹ Department of Infectious Diseases Epidemiology, National Institute of Public Health, Prague, Czech Republic

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J Cástková
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Citation style for this article: Fabianova K, Cástková J, Beneš C, Kyncl J, Kriz B. Increase in hepatitis A cases in the Czech Republic in 2008 - preliminary report. Euro Surveill. 2008;13(40):pii=18997. https://doi.org/10.2807/ese.13.40.18997-en Received: 30 Sept 2008

Abstract

The public health protection authorities in the Czech Republic report a rise in cases of viral hepatitis A (HAV) since the end of May 2008. In total, as many as 602 HAV cases have been reported in 2008 until the end of calendar week 39 (28 September).