Community-wide outbreak of hepatitis A in Latvia, in 2008.
Since November 2007, an increase in the number of reported hepatitis A cases has been observed in Latvia. The aim of this report is to provide an update on the descriptive epidemiology of hepatitis A in Latvia and suggest some possible explanations of the recent increase in incidence.
Perevoscikovs
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Sabiedrības Veselības Aģentūra, State Agency Public Health Agency, PHA, Riga, Latvia. jurijs.perevoscikovs@sva.gov.lv
Lucenko
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Magone
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Brila
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Curikova
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D018563:Disease Notification; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D005260:Female; D006506:Hepatitis A / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology / Q000401:mortality / Q000517:prevention & control; D030041:Hepatitis A virus / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006801:Humans; D007844:Latvia / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged