[Hepatitis B--sexually transmitted disease among young people. Outbreak in Skaraborg could have resulted in an epidemic].
An outbreak of sexually transmitted hepatitis B among teenagers is reported. A complicated pattern of contacts was discovered among those involved. The young people involved were tested for hepatitis B, an offer of vaccination was given and contact tracing was undertaken. This was done by a nurse with good knowledge of local circumstances and this is presumed to have helped to contain the outbreak. The connection between the cases was further proven by hepatitis B DNA analysis.
Wahlberg
Thomas
T
Infektionskliniken, Kärnsjukhuset, Skövde. thomas.wahlberg@vgregion.se
Svensson
Nils
N
Gärdén
Bodil
B
Jonsson
Annelie
A
Magnius
Lars
L
Norder
Helene
H
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D016358:Contact Tracing; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D005260:Female; D006509:Hepatitis B / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000635:transmission*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015229:Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Viral / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000635:transmission*; D013548:Sweden / Q000453:epidemiology