Detection of Hepatitis A Virus in the Stools of Healthy People from Endemic Areas

Overview

Journal Eur J Epidemiol

Specialty Public Health

Date 1987 Jun 1

PMID 3038597

Citations 4

Authors

P De Filippis

M Divizia

A Mele

B Adamo

A Pana

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Abstract

One-hundred-ninety-two stool samples were tested for the presence of human Hepatitis A antigen. Sixteen of these were also evaluated for the presence of infectious virus. All samples were obtained from young and apparently healthy people from endemic areas for Hepatitis A disease. The isolation of the infectious virus from these stools demonstrates clearly the wide diffusion of the virus in these areas, and its transmission by the oral-fecal route.

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