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Environmental risk factors for hepatitis A infection in the Zenica–Doboj Canton, Bosnia and Herzegovina

2005; Elsevier BV; Volume: 11; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1111/j.1469-0691.2004.01053.x

ISSN

1469-0691

Autores

Selma Uzunović-Kamberović, Sanja Durmisevic, Salih Tandir,

Tópico(s)

Energy and Environment Impacts

Resumo

In the Zenica-Doboj Canton, 1106 hepatitis A virus (HAV) infections were reported during 2000 (an incidence rate of 252/100 000 population), with 996 (90.1%) cases occurring in nine community-wide outbreaks. Analysis of water supplies showed that 398 (19.1%) samples contained coliforms, including 202 (50.8%) that were contaminated with thermotolerant Escherichia coli. Sewage sanitation systems were absent or substandard in 53 910 (81.8%) rural households. The group most affected during outbreaks comprised children aged 7-14 years (incidence rate of 598/100 000). The development of health promotion and prevention initiatives in schools, combined with rigorous hygiene measures, will be necessary to achieve control of the spread of HAV.

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