PREVALENCE OF ANTIBODY TO HEPATITIS A IN ICELAND IN RELATION TO AGE, SEX, AND NUMBER OF NOTIFIED CASES OF HEPATITIS

The prevalence of antibody to hepatitis A virus (anti-HAV) was investigated in 623 outpatients in iceland. No difference in anti-HAV prevalence according to sex or rural vs. urban residence was found. The prevalence rates in different age groups were found to be comparable to those in the Scandinavi...

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Main Authors: BRIEM, HARALDUR, WEILAND, OLA, FRIDRKSSON, INGTHOR, BERG, REBEKKA
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Published: Oxford University Press 1982
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Online Access:http://aje.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/short/116/3/451
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spelling fthighwire:oai:open-archive.highwire.org:amjepid:116/3/451 2023-05-15T16:45:58+02:00 PREVALENCE OF ANTIBODY TO HEPATITIS A IN ICELAND IN RELATION TO AGE, SEX, AND NUMBER OF NOTIFIED CASES OF HEPATITIS BRIEM, HARALDUR WEILAND, OLA FRIDRKSSON, INGTHOR BERG, REBEKKA 1982-09-01 00:00:00.0 text/html http://aje.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/short/116/3/451 en eng Oxford University Press http://aje.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/short/116/3/451 Copyright (C) 1982, Oxford University Press ORIGINAL CONTRIBUTIONS TEXT 1982 fthighwire 2018-04-07T06:27:02Z The prevalence of antibody to hepatitis A virus (anti-HAV) was investigated in 623 outpatients in iceland. No difference in anti-HAV prevalence according to sex or rural vs. urban residence was found. The prevalence rates in different age groups were found to be comparable to those in the Scandinavian countries, increasing from 1.6% (1/63) in persons below 20 years of age to 66% (51/77) in persons above 60 years of age. The numbers of notified cases of hepatitis (epidemic jaundice) in iceland during the 20th century showed a pattern of repeated epidemics up to the early 1950s, after which low rates were noted. The incidence of hepatitis dropped 30-fold during the 20th century. Persons bom after the latest epidemic in 1952 were positive for anti-HAV in only 4.7% (7/150). Text Iceland HighWire Press (Stanford University)
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BRIEM, HARALDUR
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FRIDRKSSON, INGTHOR
BERG, REBEKKA
PREVALENCE OF ANTIBODY TO HEPATITIS A IN ICELAND IN RELATION TO AGE, SEX, AND NUMBER OF NOTIFIED CASES OF HEPATITIS
topic_facet ORIGINAL CONTRIBUTIONS
description The prevalence of antibody to hepatitis A virus (anti-HAV) was investigated in 623 outpatients in iceland. No difference in anti-HAV prevalence according to sex or rural vs. urban residence was found. The prevalence rates in different age groups were found to be comparable to those in the Scandinavian countries, increasing from 1.6% (1/63) in persons below 20 years of age to 66% (51/77) in persons above 60 years of age. The numbers of notified cases of hepatitis (epidemic jaundice) in iceland during the 20th century showed a pattern of repeated epidemics up to the early 1950s, after which low rates were noted. The incidence of hepatitis dropped 30-fold during the 20th century. Persons bom after the latest epidemic in 1952 were positive for anti-HAV in only 4.7% (7/150).
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author BRIEM, HARALDUR
WEILAND, OLA
FRIDRKSSON, INGTHOR
BERG, REBEKKA
author_facet BRIEM, HARALDUR
WEILAND, OLA
FRIDRKSSON, INGTHOR
BERG, REBEKKA
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title PREVALENCE OF ANTIBODY TO HEPATITIS A IN ICELAND IN RELATION TO AGE, SEX, AND NUMBER OF NOTIFIED CASES OF HEPATITIS
title_short PREVALENCE OF ANTIBODY TO HEPATITIS A IN ICELAND IN RELATION TO AGE, SEX, AND NUMBER OF NOTIFIED CASES OF HEPATITIS
title_full PREVALENCE OF ANTIBODY TO HEPATITIS A IN ICELAND IN RELATION TO AGE, SEX, AND NUMBER OF NOTIFIED CASES OF HEPATITIS
title_fullStr PREVALENCE OF ANTIBODY TO HEPATITIS A IN ICELAND IN RELATION TO AGE, SEX, AND NUMBER OF NOTIFIED CASES OF HEPATITIS
title_full_unstemmed PREVALENCE OF ANTIBODY TO HEPATITIS A IN ICELAND IN RELATION TO AGE, SEX, AND NUMBER OF NOTIFIED CASES OF HEPATITIS
title_sort prevalence of antibody to hepatitis a in iceland in relation to age, sex, and number of notified cases of hepatitis
publisher Oxford University Press
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