Factors associated to duration of hepatitis a outbreaks: implications for control.

Even though hepatitis A mass vaccination effectiveness is high, outbreaks continue to occur. The aim of this study was to investigate the association between duration and characteristics of hepatitis A outbreaks. Hepatitis A (HA) outbreaks reported between 1991 and 2007 were studied. An outbreak was...

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Main Authors: Nuria Torner, Sonia Broner, Ana Martinez, Cecilia Tortajada, Patricia Garcia de Olalla, Irene Barrabeig, MariaRosa Sala, Neus Camps, Sofia Minguell, Josep Alvarez, Gloria Ferrús, Roser Torra, Pere Godoy, Angela Dominguez, Hepatitis A Surveillance Group of Catalonia, Spain
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/22355358/?tool=EBI