A water-borne hepatitis A outbreak in Rio de Janeiro
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Resumo: | An excess of hepatitis cases, in the research center of Petrobrás located in the Fundaão Island, within the city of Rio de Janeiro, was notified during the second half of March 1980. In recent years this center has had an average of four cases per year, but between March 5th and April 25th, sixteen cases were reported. The cause and possible source of infection were investigated. A serologic diagnosis of hepatitis A was made by showing IgG serum antibodies against this virus in patients. No subclinical cases among a group of 60 healthy employees could be identified. A questionnaire was circulated to investigate a possible commom source of infection. Evaluation of the water supply system indicated that it had recently been contaminated. Information obtained from other medical services in the island failed to reveal that the episode was part of a larger outbreak. |
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A water-borne hepatitis A outbreak in Rio de JaneiroAn excess of hepatitis cases, in the research center of Petrobrás located in the Fundaão Island, within the city of Rio de Janeiro, was notified during the second half of March 1980. In recent years this center has had an average of four cases per year, but between March 5th and April 25th, sixteen cases were reported. The cause and possible source of infection were investigated. A serologic diagnosis of hepatitis A was made by showing IgG serum antibodies against this virus in patients. No subclinical cases among a group of 60 healthy employees could be identified. A questionnaire was circulated to investigate a possible commom source of infection. Evaluation of the water supply system indicated that it had recently been contaminated. Information obtained from other medical services in the island failed to reveal that the episode was part of a larger outbreak.Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde1982-03-01info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersiontext/htmlhttp://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02761982000100002Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz v.77 n.1 1982reponame:Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruzinstname:Fundação Oswaldo Cruzinstacron:FIOCRUZ10.1590/S0074-02761982000100002info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessSutmoller,F.Gaspar,A. M. C.Cynamon,Szachna EliaszRicha,N.Mercadante,L. A. C.Schatzmayr,H. G.eng2020-04-25T17:45:24Zhttp://www.scielo.br/oai/scielo-oai.php0074-02761678-8060opendoar:null2020-04-26 02:00:20.623Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz - Fundação Oswaldo Cruztrue |
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A water-borne hepatitis A outbreak in Rio de Janeiro |
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A water-borne hepatitis A outbreak in Rio de Janeiro |
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A water-borne hepatitis A outbreak in Rio de Janeiro Sutmoller,F. |
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A water-borne hepatitis A outbreak in Rio de Janeiro |
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A water-borne hepatitis A outbreak in Rio de Janeiro |
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Sutmoller,F. |
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Sutmoller,F. Gaspar,A. M. C. Cynamon,Szachna Eliasz Richa,N. Mercadante,L. A. C. Schatzmayr,H. G. |
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Gaspar,A. M. C. Cynamon,Szachna Eliasz Richa,N. Mercadante,L. A. C. Schatzmayr,H. G. |
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Sutmoller,F. Gaspar,A. M. C. Cynamon,Szachna Eliasz Richa,N. Mercadante,L. A. C. Schatzmayr,H. G. |
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An excess of hepatitis cases, in the research center of Petrobrás located in the Fundaão Island, within the city of Rio de Janeiro, was notified during the second half of March 1980. In recent years this center has had an average of four cases per year, but between March 5th and April 25th, sixteen cases were reported. The cause and possible source of infection were investigated. A serologic diagnosis of hepatitis A was made by showing IgG serum antibodies against this virus in patients. No subclinical cases among a group of 60 healthy employees could be identified. A questionnaire was circulated to investigate a possible commom source of infection. Evaluation of the water supply system indicated that it had recently been contaminated. Information obtained from other medical services in the island failed to reveal that the episode was part of a larger outbreak. |
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An excess of hepatitis cases, in the research center of Petrobrás located in the Fundaão Island, within the city of Rio de Janeiro, was notified during the second half of March 1980. In recent years this center has had an average of four cases per year, but between March 5th and April 25th, sixteen cases were reported. The cause and possible source of infection were investigated. A serologic diagnosis of hepatitis A was made by showing IgG serum antibodies against this virus in patients. No subclinical cases among a group of 60 healthy employees could be identified. A questionnaire was circulated to investigate a possible commom source of infection. Evaluation of the water supply system indicated that it had recently been contaminated. Information obtained from other medical services in the island failed to reveal that the episode was part of a larger outbreak. |
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