Hepatitis A outbreak associated with a Mother's Day 'yum cha' meal, Sydney, 1997

Margaret Ashwell, Mark Ferson, Ian Beer, Jeremy McAnulty and David Lee

Abstract

In New South Wales, hepatitis A is notifiable by medical practitioners on clinical suspicion of acute viral hepatitis, and by laboratories on detection of IgM specific for hepatitis A virus (HAV). Hepatitis A, which is generally acquired by ingestion, has been linked to the consumption of raw, or improperly cooked, contaminated foods (such as oysters and salad), contaminated water, and food contaminated by infected food handlers.

New South Wales Public Health Bulletin 15(2) 6 - 9

Full text doi:10.1071/NB04003

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