Hepatitis A Virus Outbreaks Associated with Drug Use and Homelessness - California, Kentucky, Michigan, and Utah, 2017.
MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep
; 67(43): 1208-1210, 2018 Nov 02.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-30383739
ABSTRACT
During 2017, CDC received 1,521 reports of acute hepatitis A virus (HAV) infections from California, Kentucky, Michigan, and Utah; the majority of infections were among persons reporting injection or noninjection drug use or homelessness. Investigations conducted by local and state health departments indicated that direct person-to-person transmission of HAV infections was occurring, differing from other recent, large HAV outbreaks attributed to consumption of contaminated commercial food products. Outbreaks with direct HAV transmission among persons reporting drug use or homelessness signals a shift in HAV infection epidemiology in the United States, and vaccination of these populations at high risk can prevent future outbreaks.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Disease Outbreaks
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Hepatitis A
Type of study:
Etiology_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Aspects:
Determinantes_sociais_saude
Limits:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Aged
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Aged80
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Child
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Child, preschool
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Female
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Humans
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Infant
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Male
Country/Region as subject:
America do norte
Language:
En
Journal:
MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep
Year:
2018
Document type:
Article