An outbreak of hepatitis B and D in butchers.
This report documents an outbreak of hepatitis B (HB) and hepatitis D (HD) in a group of butcher shop employees. During the 13-month period from September 1983 to October 1984, 8 employees from 2 establishments developed acute HB. Epidemiological investigation suggested that the first case, who was also an intravenous drug user, was the source of infection for other employees. This person and 2 others were found to have concurrent HD. In November 1984 the wife of one of the infected butchers also developed HB.
D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D005260:Female; D005511:Food Handling; D006509:Hepatitis B / Q000453:epidemiology*; D003699:Hepatitis D / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008460:Meat; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*