Abstract In 1988, 22,796 Shigella isolates were reported to the Centers for Disease Control,
the highest number since national surveillance was begun in 1967. From 1986 to 1988 …

An Hasidic Jewish community has experienced recurrent hepatitis A outbreaks since 1980.
To assess risk factors for illness during a 1985–6 outbreak, the authors reviewed case …

Five island populations representing the three major cultural groups of the South Pacific—
Polynesia, Micronesia, Melanesia—were studied for prevalence of antibody to hepatitis A …

Our knowledge of the disease that was initially called infectious hepatitis has increased
greatly since the 1950s when hepatitis A became reportable in the United States (1). Stud …

Community-wide outbreaks of hepatitis A are frequently prolonged and difficult to control. An
extensive outbreak of hepatitis A in a religious community provided an opportunity to assess …

Wastewater redirected through a treatment regimen making it safe and suitable for human
consumption has taken the forefront in identifying novel methods of augmenting presently …

During an outbreak of hepatitis A that occurred in Gloucester, UK between September 1989
and January 1991, 162 clinical cases were identified through notifications and laboratory …

A total of 192 outbreaks of waterborne dis ease affecting 36 757 persons were reported in
the US from 1971 to 1977.1 More out breaks occurred in nonmunicipal water sys tems (70%) …

Historical enquiry into diseases with morbidity or mortality predilections for particular
demographic groups can permit clarification of their emergence, endemicity, and …

Viral hepatitis type A is an acute inflammation of the liver, caused by the hepatitis A virus.
The disease may vary in severity from an asymptomatic infection to acute fulminant hepatic …