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An outbreak of hepatitis A caused by consumption of raw oysters

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 October 2009

H. Ohara ,
H. Naruto ,
W. Watanabe  and
I. Ebisawa
H. Ohara
Affiliation:
Department of Infectious Diseases, Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo, Minatoku, Tokyo 108 and Department of Public Health, Toho University School of Medicine, Otaku, Tokyo 143, Japan.
H. Naruto
Affiliation:
Department of Infectious Diseases, Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo, Minatoku, Tokyo 108 and Department of Public Health, Toho University School of Medicine, Otaku, Tokyo 143, Japan.
W. Watanabe
Affiliation:
Department of Infectious Diseases, Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo, Minatoku, Tokyo 108 and Department of Public Health, Toho University School of Medicine, Otaku, Tokyo 143, Japan.
I. Ebisawa
Affiliation:
Department of Infectious Diseases, Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo, Minatoku, Tokyo 108 and Department of Public Health, Toho University School of Medicine, Otaku, Tokyo 143, Japan.
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An outbreak of hepatitis A occurred among the members of the Japan Overseas Corporation Volunteers (JOCV) stationed in the Philippines. Seven out of 10 youths who ate, but none of five youths who did not eat raw oysters developed hepatitis. All these seven cases were positive for hepatitis A antibody (anti-HAV) and six of them were also positive for anti-HAV IgM (immunoglobulin M) 111 days after the infection.

Type
Research Article
Information
Journal of Hygiene , Volume 91 , Issue 1 , August 1983 , pp. 163 - 165
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1983

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