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Hepatitis A Virus
Study findings from Tor Vergata University, Medical Department broaden understanding of hepatitis A virus
December 3rd, 2008
According to a study from Rome, Italy, "To determine if sewage workers have an increased risk of acquiring viral infections, 66 workers at a small wastewater plant in north-eastern Italy and 72 control subjects recruited from blood donors were enrolled in a seroprevalence study to determine whether sewage workers are at increased risk of acquiring viral infections. In order to evaluate various risk factors, a questionnaire was filled out by each worker whereas seropositivity to Hepatitis A virus, Coxsackievirus B2 - B3 - B4 - B5, and Echovirus types 1 and 9 was determined in the laboratory." "Anti-HAV antibodies were present in 37.8% of sewage workers and 36.1% of...
Source: Vaccine Weekly (2008-12-03)
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