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European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, Eurosurveillance, 27(18), p. 20518, 2013

DOI: 10.2807/1560-7917.es2013.18.7.20518

European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, Eurosurveillance, 27(18), 2013

DOI: 10.2807/1560-7917.es2013.18.27.20518

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Ongoing outbreak of hepatitis A in Italy: preliminary report as of 31 May 2013

Journal article published in 2013 by C. Rizzo (caterina rizzo@iss it, A. the Central Task Force on Hepatitis, G. Varisco, Collective the Central Task Force on Hepatitis A., C. Rizzo, V. Alfonsi, R. Bruni, L. Busani, Ar R. Ciccaglione, D. De Medici ORCID, S. Di Pasquale, Pompa Mg, M. Equestre, M. Escher, V. Martini and other authors.
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Abstract

Since January 2013, an unusual increase in hepatitis A cases has been detected in northern Italy. A total number of 352 cases were reported to the integrated surveillance system between January and the end of May 2013 and this represents a 70% increase compared to the same period of the previous year. The outbreak is ongoing and the public health authorities are continuing their investigations to establish the transmission vehicle and to control the outbreak.