title: Hepatitis A in Scotland--is it a continuing problem?
abstract: The prevalence of anti-HAV in blood donors in West Scotland and in children admitted to a Glasgow hospital was determined. By the age of five years, 16% of the children had antibody and at 15 years, 30%. In adults, prevalence continued to rise with age, with 78% of those over 40 years showing evidence of past infection. Cases of acute hepatitis A in West Scotland have declined since 1983. At present the peak age group for infection is 25-34 years whereas in the early 80s the peak group was five to 14 years.
authors.affiliation: Hepatitis Reference Laboratory, Ruchill Hospital, Glasgow.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Kudesia
authors.forename: E A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Follett
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006506:Hepatitis A / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006508:Hepatitis Antibodies / Q000032:analysis; D006507:Hepatovirus / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012606:Scotland; D012698:Serologic Tests
chemical_list: D006508:Hepatitis Antibodies