title: [Hepatite A outbreak in an urban area of Luziânia, State of Goiás, Brazil, 2009].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  This paper describes the investigation to confirm an outbreak of hepatitis A, presents the case distribution by person, time and place, formulates a hypothesis concerning the mode of transmission and presents the recommended measures for prevention and control.
  
  
  METHODS
  A descriptive study of a case series and an environmental research were conducted.
  
  
  RESULTS
  An outbreak of hepatitis A was confirmed beginning in March 2009. Forty one (71%) individuals in the town received untreated water in their households. Thermotolerant coliform bacteria were detected in 20/58 (34%) water samples.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Consumption of contaminated water was the main hypothesis of virus transmission.
authors.affiliation: Centro de Informações Estratégicas e Resposta em Vigilância em Saúde, Departamento de Vigilância Epidemiológica, Secretaria de Vigilância, Ministério da Saúde, Brasilia, DF. marcia.tauil@aids.gov.br
authors.forename: Márcia de Cantuária
authors.initials: Mde C
authors.lastname: Tauil
authors.forename: Patrícia Marques
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Ferreira
authors.forename: Maria Cristina Ferreira de
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Abreu
authors.forename: Helena Cristina Alves Vieira
authors.initials: HC
authors.lastname: Lima
authors.forename: Aglaêr Alves da
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Nóbrega
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D006506:Hepatitis A / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000635:transmission; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D017678:Sex Distribution; D014505:Urban Population; D014871:Water Microbiology; D014881:Water Supply; D055815:Young Adult