A waterborne outbreak of hepatitis A in Meade County, Kentucky

G.H. Bergeisen, M.W. Hinds and J.W. Skaggs

American Journal of Public Health, 1985, vol. 75, issue 2, 161-164

Abstract: In November 1982, Meade County, Kentucky health officials noted a sudden increase in the incidence of hepatitis A. Using a standardized interview of 73 cases (68 serologically confirmed), and 85 controls (all negative for antibody to hepatitis A virus), the most important risk factor identified was household use of untreated water from a single spring. A dose-response relationship was found for consumption of unboiled spring water. Water samples taken from the spring during the outbreak were contaminated with fecal coliforms.

Date: 1985
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DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.75.2.161

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