Shellfish consumption and awareness of risk of acquiring hepatitis A among Neapolitan families - Italy 1997

G Salamina; P D'Argenio

doi:10.2807/esm.03.10.00094-en

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Shellfish consumption and awareness of risk of acquiring hepatitis A among Neapolitan families - Italy 1997

G Salamina¹, P D'Argenio¹
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Affiliations: ¹ on behalf of participants to a two week introductory course to the field epidemiology training course (PRO.F.E.A) - Region of Campania, Italy.

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Citation style for this article: Salamina G, D'Argenio P. Shellfish consumption and awareness of risk of acquiring hepatitis A among Neapolitan families - Italy 1997. Euro Surveill. 1998;3(10):pii=94. https://doi.org/10.2807/esm.03.10.00094-en

Abstract

In 1996, about 15% of all reported cases of hepatitis A (n=8651) in Italy were from the Campania region, with Naples reporting the region’s highest incidence (34.9/100 000). Almost a half of all cases were between 15 and 24 years of age. In recent years,