[Hepatite A outbreak in an urban area of Luziânia, State of Goiás, Brazil, 2009].
| Autor: | Tauil Mde C; Centro de Informações Estratégicas e Resposta em Vigilância em Saúde, Departamento de Vigilância Epidemiológica, Secretaria de Vigilância, Ministério da Saúde, Brasilia, DF. marcia.tauil@aids.gov.br, Ferreira PM, Abreu MC, Lima HC, Nóbrega AA |
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| Jazyk: | portugalština |
| Zdroj: | Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical [Rev Soc Bras Med Trop] 2010 Nov-Dec; Vol. 43 (6), pp. 740-2. |
| DOI: | 10.1590/s0037-86822010000600030 |
| Abstrakt: | Introduction: This paper describes the investigation to confirm an outbreak of hepatitis A, presents the case distribution by person, time and place, formulates a hypothesis concerning the mode of transmission and presents the recommended measures for prevention and control. Methods: A descriptive study of a case series and an environmental research were conducted. Results: An outbreak of hepatitis A was confirmed beginning in March 2009. Forty one (71%) individuals in the town received untreated water in their households. Thermotolerant coliform bacteria were detected in 20/58 (34%) water samples. Conclusions: Consumption of contaminated water was the main hypothesis of virus transmission. |
| Databáze: | MEDLINE |
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