Hepatitis a Vaccine as Opportunity of Primary Prevention for Food Handlers: A Narrative Review

• Published in: Vaccines (Basel) Vol. 11; no. 7; p. 1271
• Main Authors: Fallucca, Alessandra, Restivo, Vincenzo, Sgariglia, Maria Chiara, Roveta, Marco, Trucchi, Cecilia
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland MDPI AG 01.07.2023; MDPI
• Subjects: Asymptomatic infection; Clinical outcomes; Developed countries; Disease prevention; Disease transmission; Dosage and administration; Epidemics; Epidemiology; Food; Food chains; Food contamination; Food contamination & poisoning; Food handling; Food industry; Food safety; Genomes; Globalization; Handlers; HAV; Hepatitis; Hepatitis A; Hepatitis A vaccine; Hygiene; Immunization; immunogenicity; Immunoglobulins; Industrialized nations; Infections; Ingestion; Liver; Liver diseases; Low income areas; Methods; outbreak; Pathogens; Polypeptides; Prevention; Proteins; Public health; Review; Safety and security measures; Safety management; Sanitation; Socioeconomic factors; Vaccination; vaccine; Vaccines; Viruses; Water pollution; Italy; food safety; epidemiology; vaccine; food handlers; outbreak; HAV; foodborne viruses; immunogenicity; prevention

The hepatitis A virus (HAV) is still a leading cause of viral hepatitis worldwide. After a long incubation period, the clinical manifestations range from asymptomatic infection to acute liver failure. The severity of the disease increases with age and pre-existing liver disease. The transmission is...