A persisting outbreak of hepatitis A in Puglia, Italy, 1996: epidemiological follow-up

P L Lopalco; P Malfait; S Salmaso; C A Germinario; M Quarto; S Barbuti; R Cipriani; A Mundo; G Pesole

doi:10.2807/esm.02.04.00143-en

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A persisting outbreak of hepatitis A in Puglia, Italy, 1996: epidemiological follow-up
P L Lopalco¹ , P Malfait^2,3 , S Salmaso³ , C A Germinario¹ , M Quarto , S Barbuti¹ , R Cipriani² , A Mundo² , G Pesole²
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Affiliations: ¹ Istituto d'Igiene dell'Università, Bari, Italy ² European Programme for Intervention Epidemiology Training ³ Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Laboratorio di Epidemiologia e Biostatistica, Reparto Malattie Infettive, Rome, Italy

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Citation style for this article: Lopalco P L, Malfait P, Salmaso S, Germinario C A, Quarto M, Barbuti S, Cipriani R, Mundo A, Pesole G. A persisting outbreak of hepatitis A in Puglia, Italy, 1996: epidemiological follow-up. Euro Surveill. 1997;2(4):pii=143. https://doi.org/10.2807/esm.02.04.00143-en

Abstract

In early 1996, an increase in the notifications of hepatitis A cases was identified in the region of Puglia, in the south east of Italy. An outbreak investigation conducted in May 1996 showed a strong association between illness and consumption of raw sea