Outbreak of hepatitis A virus infection caused by food served in a restaurant.
نویسندگان
چکیده
منابع مشابه
Evidence for airborne transmission of Norwalk-like virus (NLV) in a hotel restaurant.
An outbreak of gastroenteritis followed a meal in a large hotel during which one of the diners vomited. The clinical features of the illness suggested Norwalk-like virus (NLV, small round structured virus) infection, and this was confirmed by electron microscopy and reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) of stool samples. Further characterization of the virus by nucleotide seq...
متن کاملHepatitis E Virus and Serum Level Aminotransferases in Blood Donors
Background: Hepatitis E virus (HEV) infection is a self-limiting viral infection that can lead to severe complications and death. In different regions the epidemiology of this infection varies. In this study we evaluated the seroepidemiology of hepatitis E infection in Jahrom, a city in southern Iran. Methods: This was a cross-sectional descriptive study of serum samples from 477 subjects, i...
متن کاملAn outbreak of foodborne norovirus gastroenteritis linked to a restaurant in Melbourne, Australia, 2014
INTRODUCTION In May 2014 an outbreak of norovirus occurred among patrons of a restaurant in Melbourne, Australia. Investigations were conducted to identify the infectious agent, mode of transmission and source of illness, and to implement controls to prevent further transmission. METHODS A retrospective case-control study was conducted to test the hypothesis that food served at the restaurant...
متن کاملPrevalence of Occult Hepatitis B Infection among HBsAg Negative Blood Donors in Golestan Province
Background and Aims: Occult hepatitis B virus infection (OBI) is known as an important source of hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection. It is categorized as Hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) not being present and low DNA viral load in serum. In this study, an attempt was made to investigate the outbreak of anti-HBc and OBI among the HBsAg-negative donors in Golestan province. Materials and Metho...
متن کاملLocal transmission of hepatitis E virus in Australia: implications for clinicians and public health.
transmission” n this issue of the MJA, Yapa and her colleagues report an outbreak of locally acquired hepatitis E virus (HEV) in Australia.1 The authors describe 24 cases of serologcally confirmed HEV infection in people who had not ravelled overseas during the HEV incubation period. f these, 17 individuals could be epidemiologically inked to a single restaurant; HEV sequencing studies ere cons...
متن کاملذخیره در منابع من
با ذخیره ی این منبع در منابع من، دسترسی به آن را برای استفاده های بعدی آسان تر کنید
عنوان ژورنال:
- Japanese journal of infectious diseases
دوره 60 2-3 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2007