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- Title
Outbreak of Hepatitis A among Homosexual Men in Sydney.
- Authors
Stokes, Marie-Louise; Ferson, Mark J.; Young, Lorraine C.
- Abstract
Objectives. This study examined an outbreak of hepatitis A in eastern Sydney during 1991-1992. Methods. Data were based on cases of hepatitis A in eastern Sydney residents reported from January 1991 to October 1992. Results. Five hundred seventy cases of hepatitis A were reported. Of these, 515 (90%) occurred in male patients, of whom 330 were reported to be homosexual or bisexual. The highest attack rate (71/10000) occurred in men aged 20 to 29 years of age. Conclusions. This outbreak affected large numbers of young homosexual men living in the inner eastern suburbs of Sydney, Hepatitis A vaccination should be considered for all susceptible homosexual men. Further research into the use of hepatitis A vaccine as an outbreak control measure is also recommended.
- Subjects
SYDNEY (N.S.W.); NEW South Wales; HEPATITIS A; GAY men; DISEASE outbreaks; DISEASES
- Publication
American Journal of Public Health, 1997, Vol 87, Issue 12, p2039
- ISSN
0090-0036
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.2105/AJPH.87.12.2039