[Hepatitis A in Europe today: epidemiology and prevention].
The susceptibility to Hepatitis A virus infection is growing among the European population and many hepatitis outbreaks have been described in 2004-2008. The change in epidemiological characteristics observed in the last decades has to be taken in account in issuing specific recommendations about the use of the vaccine in pre and post exposure prophylaxis.
Fiocco
Giovanni
G
Università di Roma Tor Vergata.
Meleleo
Cristina
C
Zaratti
Laura
L
Franco
Elisabetta
E
D005060:Europe / Q000453:epidemiology; D006506:Hepatitis A / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans