Outbreak of severe Hepatitis A in Eastern Piedmont, Italy

Hepatitis A (HA) is caused by a hepatovirus from the family Picornaviridae (Hepatitis A Virus, HAV). Transmission occurs mainly by the orofaecal route through food or water contaminated by faeces. Sexual transmission has also been reported among men who have sex with men (MSM). From February to May...

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Published inLe infezioni in medicina Vol. 25; no. 4; pp. 344 - 346
Main Authors Rossati, Antonella, Bargiacchi, Olivia, Kroumova, Vesselina, Nebbiolo, Claudio, Tacca, Maria Grazia, Pratillo, Sonia, Garavelli, Pietro Luigi
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Italy 01.12.2017
Subjects
Adolescent
Adult
Child
Disease Outbreaks
Feces - virology
Female
Food Contamination
Hepatitis A - epidemiology
Hepatitis A - transmission
Humans
Italy - epidemiology
Male
Middle Aged
Sexual Behavior
Water Pollution
Young Adult
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Summary:Hepatitis A (HA) is caused by a hepatovirus from the family Picornaviridae (Hepatitis A Virus, HAV). Transmission occurs mainly by the orofaecal route through food or water contaminated by faeces. Sexual transmission has also been reported among men who have sex with men (MSM). From February to May 2017, 14 patients with HA were hospitalized at the University Hospital "Maggiore della Carità", Novara (Eastern Piedmont), Italy. One patient was two years old and was therefore admitted to the Paediatric Unit, the remaining 13 to the Infectious Disease Unit. Two of the adults were female and the rest (11) were male. The male patients were MSM, and contracted the infection sexually; three of them were known to be HIV positive, while two had a new diagnosis of syphilis infection. Women contracted the infection from contaminated food.
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ISSN:1124-9390