title: Hepatitis A. Analysis of a community outbreak.
abstract: The 1987 outbreak of hepatitis A in the Southwest Missouri town of Nevada illustrates a number of public health measures that can quickly and effectively halt an epidemic. Cooperation among state health officials, individual physicians and the news media is just one aspect of the control of such an outbreak.
authors.forename: W C
authors.initials: WC
authors.lastname: Lovinger
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D005260:Female; D006506:Hepatitis A / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000635:transmission; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008923:Missouri