Immunization against hepatitis A during an outbreak in a Jewish Orthodox community--Quebec, 1997-1998.
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Hepatitis A outbreaks have been reported in some Jewish Orthodox communities in New York City and New York State. The factors which lead to the transmission of the virus are known: families with a high proportion of children in the lower age groups, large numbers of children in schools which admit them at a very young age, and the close interaction between the various congregations within a region or between regions leading to the sporadic introduction of infection in the community.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Canada communicable disease report = Releve des maladies transmissibles au Canada
دوره 24 18 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1998