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Hepatitis A, Latvia
5 October 2008

The Latvian authorities has registered an increasing number of cases infected with hepatitis A virus since November 2007. Fifteen cases were found in 2007but since 1. January 2008 and until the 2nd of October, 1016 cases have been registered. No single source has been identified. some cases have been related to restaurants but not just a single restaurant, but in at least one third of the cases no clear source of infection has been identified.

Source: Eurosurveillance 


Comment
Most probable drinking water could be a source, and visitors to Latvia should be vaccinated against hepatitis A.










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