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Gandhi AP, AL-Mohaithef M, Aparnavi P, Bansal M, Satapathy P, Kukreti N, Rustagi S, Khatib MN, Gaidhane S, Zahiruddin QS. Global outbreaks of foodborne hepatitis A: Systematic review and meta-analysis. Heliyon 2024; 10:e28810. [PMID: 38596114 PMCID: PMC11002584 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e28810] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2023] [Revised: 03/24/2024] [Accepted: 03/25/2024] [Indexed: 04/11/2024] Open
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Hepatitis A Virus (HAV) is a significant threat in terms of food safety. A systematic literature search with the research question "What are the clinical outcomes of foodborne Hepatitis A virus infections?" was conducted. The pooled estimate of the outcomes-mortality, hospitalization, and severity rates, along with a 95% confidence interval (CI), was estimated. After screening, 33 studies were included for the data extraction and meta-analysis. The pooled prevalence of hospitalization among the HAV-positive patients was estimated to be 32% (95% CI 21-44), with high heterogeneity (I2 = 98%, p < 0.01). Australia had the highest hospitalization rate, with 82%, followed by Europe (42%). The hospitalization rate showed a significantly increasing trend (beta = 0.015, p=0.002) over the period. The pooled prevalence of mortality among the HAV-positive patients was estimated to be <1%, with low heterogeneity (I2 = 5%, p = 0.39). A wide range of food products were linked with the HAV outbreaks.
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- Aravind P. Gandhi
- Department of Community Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Nagpur, India
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- Department of Public Health, College of Health Sciences, Saudi Electronic University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Community Medicine, KMCH Institute of Health Sciences & Research, Coimbatore, India
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- MarksMan Healthcare, Research Services, Hyderabad, India
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- Center for Global Health Research, Saveetha Medical College and Hospital, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences, Saveetha University, Chennai, India
- Medical Laboratories Techniques Department, AL-Mustaqbal University, 51001, Hillah, Babil, Iraq
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- School of Pharmacy, Graphic Era Hill University, Dehradun, 248001, India
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- School of Applied and Life Sciences, Uttaranchal University, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India
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- Division of Evidence Synthesis, Global Consortium of Public Health and Research, Datta Meghe Institute of Higher Education, Wardha, India
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- One Health Centre (COHERD), Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Datta Meghe Institute of Higher Education, Wardha, India
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- South Asia Infant Feeding Research Network (SAIFRN), Division of Evidence Synthesis, Global Consortium of Public Health and Research, Datta Meghe Institute of Higher Education, Wardha, India
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Pramoolsinsap C, Poovorawan Y, Hirsch P, Busagorn N, Attamasirikul K. Acute, hepatitis-A super-infection in HBV carriers, or chronic liver disease related to HBV or HCV. ANNALS OF TROPICAL MEDICINE AND PARASITOLOGY 2016. [DOI: 10.1080/00034983.1999.11813480] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Salleras Sanmartí L, Buti Ferret M, Domínguez García A, Navas Alcalá E, Batalla Clavell J, Plans Rubió P, Garrido Morales P, Taberner Zaragozá J, Bruguera Cortada M, Vidal Tort J, Esteban Mur R. Hepatitis A vaccination policy in Catalonia (Spain). ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2000. [DOI: 10.1016/s1576-9887(00)70186-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Hatazawa T, Abo W, Sakai Y, Seki K, Doi T, Tachibana N, Chiba S. An outbreak of hepatitis A in a day-care center: immunoprophylaxis with human immunoglobulin. ACTA PAEDIATRICA JAPONICA : OVERSEAS EDITION 1998; 40:244-6. [PMID: 9695298 DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-200x.1998.tb01920.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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BACKGROUND An outbreak of seven cases of hepatitis A (HA) occurred in a day-care center. Five of the cases were children attending the center, one was a nurse and one was the mother of a child. It is probable that the first case with HA was a male child infected by an unknown source. METHODS AND RESULTS Human immunoglobulin (HIG) was administered to both children and staff at the center following which there were no new cases of infection among in-center contacts. However, a new case of HA among household contacts developed 3 weeks following the treatment of in-center contacts. CONCLUSIONS The outbreak may have been prevented if the sibling (case 2) of the source case of infection (case 1) had been given HIG as soon as infection had been confirmed. Additionally, the data suggest that HIG for prevention of HA should be given not only to children but also to their parents.
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- T Hatazawa
- Department of Pediatrics, Aomori Central Hospital, Japan
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Poovorawan Y, Theamboonlers A, Chumdermpadetsuk S, Glück R, Cryz SJ. Safety, immunogenicity, and kinetics of the immune response to a single dose of virosome-formulated hepatitis A vaccine in Thais. Vaccine 1995; 13:891-3. [PMID: 7483760 DOI: 10.1016/0264-410x(95)00007-n] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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The safety and immunogenicity of a single dose of virosome-formulated hepatitis A vaccine was evaluated in healthy seronegative Thai volunteers. Immunization elicited primarily mild transient reactions which did not interfere with normal activities. All subjects possessed > 20 mIU of anti-hepatitis A virus antibody per ml of serum one month after immunization. Such a prolonged rise in antibody titre is characteristic of virosome-formulated vaccines. Protective titres (> 20 mIU ml-1) were maintained by all subjects over the one-year observation period.
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- Y Poovorawan
- Viral Hepatitis Research Unit, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
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