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A persisting outbreak of hepatitis A in Puglia, Italy, 1996: epidemiological follow-up
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Hepatitis DHepatologyEpidemiological Follow-upEarly 1996Viral HepatitisHepatitis AEpidemiologic ResearchHepatitisRaw SeaSouth EastDisease SurveillanceDisease TransmissionDisease OutbreakInfection ControlPersisting OutbreakMedicineEpidemiology
In early 1996, an increase in the notifications of hepatitis A cases was identified in the region of Puglia, in the south east of Italy. An outbreak investigation conducted in May 1996 showed a strong association between illness and consumption of raw sea