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Hepatitis A among workers from a waste water treatment plant during a small community outbreak
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De Serres, Gaston ‌
Hepatitis A among workers from a waste water treatment plant during a small community outbreak / Gaston De Serres, Denis Laliberté
Sumario: This is a case report describing the occurrence of hepatitis A in three workers at a waste water treatment plant during a small community outbreak involving 16 cases. This report confirms that hepatitis A is an occupational hazard for sewage workers. The numerous potential sources of contamination associated with that occupation support the use of vaccine to provide effective prevention
En: Occupational and environmental medicine. - London and Margate. - Vol. 54, nº 1, January 1997 ; p. 60-62
1. Medicina laboral ‌. 2. Enfermedades profesionales ‌. 3. Hepatitis A ‌. 4. Aguas residuales ‌. 5. Depuradoras de agua ‌. 6. Tratamiento de aguas residuales ‌. 7. Epidemiología ‌. I. Laliberté, Denis ‌. II. Title. III. Título: Occupational and environmental medicine.