Widespread Hepatitis A Outbreaks Associated with Person-to-Person Transmission--United States, 2016-2020

Authors :: Foster, Monique A.
Hofmeister, Megan G.
Yin, Shaoman
Montgomery, Martha P.
Weng, Mark K.
Eckert, Maribeth
Nelson, Noele P.
Mermin, Jonathan
Wester, Carolyn
Teshale, Eyasu H.
Gupta, Neil
Cooley, Laura A.
Source :: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. September 30, 2022, Vol. 71 Issue 39, p1229, 6 p.
Publication Year :: 2022
Abstract: Hepatitis A is a vaccine-preventable disease typically acquired through fecal-oral transmission. Hepatitis A virus (HAV) infection rates in the United States declined approximately 97% during 1995-2015 after the introduction and [...]

Subjects :: United States. Department of Health and Human Services
Hepatitis A -- Health aspects
Homelessness -- Health aspects
Infection -- Health aspects
Disease transmission -- Health aspects
Epidemiology -- Health aspects
Hepatitis A vaccine -- Health aspects
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