Increase in hepatitis A cases in Latvia, in 2008, including an ongoing outbreak associated with a restaurant in Riga – preliminary report

J Perevoščikovs; I Lucenko; S Magone; A Brila

doi:10.2807/ese.13.20.18871-en

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Increase in hepatitis A cases in Latvia, in 2008, including an ongoing outbreak associated with a restaurant in Riga – preliminary report
J Perevoščikovs¹ , I Lucenko¹ , S Magone¹ , A Brila¹
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Affiliations: ¹ Sabiedrības veselības aģentūra (State Agency Public Health Agency), Riga, Latvia

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Jurijs.Perevoscikovs sva.gov.lv
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Citation style for this article: Perevoščikovs J, Lucenko I, Magone S, Brila A. Increase in hepatitis A cases in Latvia, in 2008, including an ongoing outbreak associated with a restaurant in Riga – preliminary report. Euro Surveill. 2008;13(20):pii=18871. https://doi.org/10.2807/ese.13.20.18871-en Received: 08 May 2008

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Abstract

The Latvian Public Health Agency (PHA) is currently investigating an outbreak of at least 44 hepatitis A cases (as of 8 May) associated with a restaurant X in Riga, Latvia. Seven of the infected people were employees of the restaurant; 37 were customers, mostly employees from the nearby office buildings who had lunch at this restaurant.