Decline in anti-HAV prevalence in the Milan area between 1958 and 1992

A R Zanetti; L Romanò; E Tanzi; A Andreassi; A Pozzi; A Panuccio; T Stroffolini

doi:10.1007/BF01719584

Decline in anti-HAV prevalence in the Milan area between 1958 and 1992

Eur J Epidemiol. 1994 Oct;10(5):633-5. doi: 10.1007/BF01719584.

Authors

A R Zanetti¹, L Romanò, E Tanzi, A Andreassi, A Pozzi, A Panuccio, T Stroffolini

Affiliation

¹ Institute of Virology, University of Milan, Italy.

PMID: 7859866
DOI: 10.1007/BF01719584

Abstract

We have compared the prevalence of antibody to HAV in sera collected from healthy individuals of Milan in 1958, 1977 and 1992 respectively. The results show a dramatic reduction of HAV circulation likely due to the considerable improvement of socioeconomic and hygienic living conditions which have occurred in Italy during the last decades.

Publication types

Comparative Study

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Adult
Age Distribution
Child
Child, Preschool
Hepatitis A / epidemiology
Hepatitis A / immunology
Hepatitis Antibodies / blood*
Hepatovirus / immunology*
Humans
Infant
Italy / epidemiology
Middle Aged
Prevalence
Seroepidemiologic Studies
Urban Population / statistics & numerical data*

Substances

Hepatitis Antibodies