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标题：Hepatitis A outbreak associated with kava drinking
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作者：Jo-Anne M Parker ; Thomas Thompumkuzhiyil Kurien ; Clare Huppatz 等
期刊名称：Communicable Diseases Intelligence
印刷版ISSN：1447-4514
电子版ISSN：1445-4866
出版年度：2014
卷号：38
期号：1
出版社：Government Department of Health and Ageing
摘要：Hepatitis A is caused by the hepatitis A virus (HAV), with transmission occurring through the faecal-oral route. In May 2013, a case of hepatitis A infec-tion was reported to a Western Australian regional public health unit, with infection acquired in Fiji. Following this, 2 further cases were linked to the index case by kava drinking and 1 further case was a household contact of a secondary case. This out-break highlights that the preparation of kava drink and/or the use of a common drinking vessel could be a vehicle for the transmission of HAV
关键词：hepatitis A; outbreak investigation; ;kava