Transmission (HAV)
Virus Can Spread for Months After Symptoms Resolve
Published in Hepatitis Weekly, August 12th, 1996
Researcher Hiroshi Yotsuyanagi and colleagues suggest that treated and symptomless patients who continue to shed hepatitis A virus (HAV) could be a source of further spreading of the virus in the community.
HAV is a serious disease in developing countries, where 20- to 25 percent of clinical hepatitis cases are caused by this infection. HAV spreads mainly by the fecal-oral route, and sporadic cases, as well as epidemics of HAV infection, have been reported.
"Defining the duration of fecal shedding of HAV is...
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