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  • Title: The epidemiology of acute hepatitis A in north Queensland, 1996-1997.
    Author: Merritt A, Symons D, Griffiths M.
    Journal: Commun Dis Intell; 1999 May 13; 23(5):120-4. PubMed ID: 10429312.
    Abstract:
    Details on all cases of hepatitis A notified in North Queensland in 1996 and 1997 were prospectively collected. There were two substantial outbreaks and a total of 225 cases during this period. The total incidence rate (per 100,000) was 11.0 in 1996 and 27.0 in 1997. Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders constituted 29% of cases and had incidence rates of 75.2 and 62.7 per 100,000 for 1996 and 1997 respectively. Thirty-nine cases (17.3%) were admitted to hospital for a total of 202 bed-days and a 4 year old died with fulminating hepatitis. A probable source of infection was identified for 69% of cases. The common risk categories for infection were: living in or visiting a rural Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander community, injecting drug use, contact with a known case of hepatitis A, and travel to countries with endemic hepatitis A.
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