Abstract
In 2008, 1,616 cases of hepatitis A were reported in the Czech Republic, more than a 10-fold increase compared with the annual number of cases registered in 2003-2007. The infection was initially associated with injecting drug users, most probably by person-to-person contact or parenteral transmission, and in the second half of the year continued to spread among the general population with increased susceptibility.
Highlights
Since the end of May 2008, an increase in reported cases of hepatitis A virus (HAV) infection has been observed in the Czech Republic
The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) organised a technical meeting on hepatitis A held in Riga on 11 November 2008 with the participation of representatives from Latvia, Slovakia, Estonia, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, United Kingdom and the Czech Republic
The conclusions drawn at the meeting are relevant to the Czech Republic which is true of the statement that hepatitis A outbreaks are associated with increase in the susceptible population with improved standard of hygiene as documented by higher numbers of hepatitis A cases in children and youth and in adults
Summary
The objective of this paper is to provide basic information on hepatitis A morbidity and outbreak control measures taken by the Public Health Protection Authorities (PHPA) in the Czech Republic
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