An outbreak of hepatitis A in a child-care centre

Authors

  • Rod Davidson Brisbane North/Sunshine Coast Zonal Population Health Unit, PO Box 406, Chermside Queensland 4032
  • Ossama El-Saadi Brisbane North/Sunshine Coast Zonal Population Health Unit, PO Box 406, Chermside Queensland 4032
  • Debbie Longhurst Brisbane North/Sunshine Coast Zonal Population Health Unit, PO Box 406, Chermside Queensland 4032
  • Desley Kassulke Brisbane North/Sunshine Coast Zonal Population Health Unit, PO Box 406, Chermside Queensland 4032

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https://doi.org/10.33321/cdi.1996.20.38

Abstract

In September 1995, the Brisbane North/Sunshine Coast Zonal Population Health Unit was advised of two cases of hepatitis A associated with a suburban child-care centre. Normal human immunoglobulin (NHIG) was recommended for all children and staff, and written advice on hygiene precautions was provided. A total of nine cases of hepatitis A, five clinical and four subclinical, were diagnosed over a nine-week period in persons associated with the centre. Reluctance by some general practitioners to the use of NHIG and the delay in convening a group meeting of parents to emphasise hygiene measures may have contributed to the outbreak.

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10/06/96

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Davidson, Rod, Ossama El-Saadi, Debbie Longhurst, and Desley Kassulke. 1996. “An Outbreak of Hepatitis A in a Child-Care Centre”. Communicable Diseases Intelligence 20 (June):276-78. https://doi.org/10.33321/cdi.1996.20.38.

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Vol. 20 (1996)

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