| Autor: |
Ruddy, Shaun J., Johnson, Ronald F., Mosley, James W., Atwater, John B., Rossetti, Michael A., Hart, James C. |
| Zdroj: |
JAMA: Journal of the American Medical Association; April 1969, Vol. 208 Issue: 4 p649-655, 7p |
| Abstrakt: |
During a 32-week period from November 1963 through June 1964, an epidemic of 123 cases of viral hepatitis following ingestion of raw clams occurred in Connecticut. Several observations supported the incrimination of raw clams as the vehicle: a high proportion of cases among adult males, a low proportion of patients having history of contact with a previous case, the occurrence of cases in two epidemic waves, the similarity between the known incubation period of infectious hepatitis and the intervals from consumption of raw clams to onset of illness, and results of a survey which indicated that more than six times as many hepatitis patients had eaten raw clams as had persons without hepatitis. The clams probably came through the regular commercial channels from several suppliers, but their harvesting waters could not be identified. |
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