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ArticleJournal of preventive medicine and public health = Yebang Uihakhoe chi2021

Hepatitis A Outbreak in a Facility for the Disabled, Gyeonggi Province, Korea: An Epidemiological Investigation.

Yeonhwa Chang, Chanhee Kim, Nayoung Kim, Joon Jai Kim, Heeyoung Lee

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Article in Journal of preventive medicine and public health = Yebang Uihakhoe chi, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Yeonhwa ChangInfectious Disease Control Center, Gyeonggi Provincial Government, Suwon, Korea.
Chanhee KimInfectious Disease Control Center, Gyeonggi Provincial Government, Suwon, Korea.
Nayoung KimRegional Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency, Seoul, Korea.
Joon Jai KimInfectious Disease Control Center, Gyeonggi Provincial Government, Suwon, Korea.
Heeyoung LeeKorea Center for Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, Korea.
Government of the Republic of Korea · KRKorea Disease Control and Prevention Agency · KRSeoul National University Bundang Hospital · KR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesThe number of cases of hepatitis A virus (HAV) infections has sharply increased in Korea, especially among young adults. In this study, an HAV outbreak in a facility for disabled people was investigated, and we found epidemiological differences both between 2 different generations and between generally abled and disabled groups.

methodsWe analyzed the incubation period and attack rate of an HAV outbreak and investigated the prevalence of HAV antibodies among the staff and residents of a facility for the disabled. We performed a retrospective cohort study during the HAV outbreak, which lasted from February 8 to 25, 2019, including examinations of HAV antibody tests and post-exposure HAV vaccination for the staff or residents of the facility.

resultsThere were 9 confirmed cases in 2 staff members and 7 residents. Among 53 people (30 staff and 23 residents), except for the 9 confirmed cases and 1 staff member with a known history of HAV infection, HAV seroprevalence was seen in 16.7% of the staff under 40 years of age and 95.2% of those over 40 years of age, while the corresponding rates in the residents were 0.0% and 58.8%, respectively.

conclusionsThis result implies that it is necessary to prioritize HAV vaccination for vulnerable groups and workers of residential care facilities.

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Hepatitis AAged, 80 and overDisease OutbreaksHumansRepublic of KoreaRetrospective StudiesSeroepidemiologic StudiesYoung AdultHepatitis AImmunizationSeroepidemiologic studiesVaccination

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