TY - JOUR
T1 - Prevention of hepatitis B in Italy
T2 - Lessons from surveillance of type-specific acute viral hepatitis
AU - Mele, A.
AU - Stazi, M. A.
AU - Gill, O. N.
AU - Pasquini, P.
PY - 1990/2
Y1 - 1990/2
N2 - The relative contribution of various risk factors to the incidence of acute hepatitis B in Italy was estimated using a special surveillance system (SEIEVA) for type-specific acute viral hepatitis. At present 146 health departments (USLs) which contain 21% of the Italian population participate in SEIEVA out of the total of 650. Data on 2460 hepatitis B cases and 708 hepatitis A cases were compared. Hospitalization, surgical intervention, dental therapy, other percutaneous exposures, barber shop shaving, i.v. drug abuse and household contact with HBsAg carriers were associated with acute hepatitis B and a large number of cases were attributable to these risk factors. Because the control programme based on vaccination will not be effective in the short term at reducing hepatitis B incidence, other additional interventions are recommended.
AB - The relative contribution of various risk factors to the incidence of acute hepatitis B in Italy was estimated using a special surveillance system (SEIEVA) for type-specific acute viral hepatitis. At present 146 health departments (USLs) which contain 21% of the Italian population participate in SEIEVA out of the total of 650. Data on 2460 hepatitis B cases and 708 hepatitis A cases were compared. Hospitalization, surgical intervention, dental therapy, other percutaneous exposures, barber shop shaving, i.v. drug abuse and household contact with HBsAg carriers were associated with acute hepatitis B and a large number of cases were attributable to these risk factors. Because the control programme based on vaccination will not be effective in the short term at reducing hepatitis B incidence, other additional interventions are recommended.
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U2 - 10.1017/S0950268800054613
DO - 10.1017/S0950268800054613
M3 - Article
C2 - 2307181
AN - SCOPUS:0025216778
SN - 0950-2688
VL - 104
SP - 135
EP - 141
JO - Epidemiology and Infection
JF - Epidemiology and Infection
IS - 1
ER -
