title: Community-wide outbreak of hepatitis A in Latvia, in 2008.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Sabiedrības Veselības Aģentūra, State Agency Public Health Agency, PHA, Riga, Latvia. jurijs.perevoscikovs@sva.gov.lv
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Perevoscikovs
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Lucenko
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Magone
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Brila
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Curikova
mesh_terms: 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