ALLMedicine™ Hepatitis A Center

Sep 25th, 2020 - Fulminant hepatic failure (FHF) is a lethal manifestation of hepatitis A virus (HAV) infection, whose underlying mechanisms are poorly understood. We aimed to evaluate the importance of the modulation of RANTES-CCR5 signalling axis and its immunom...

Sep 24th, 2020 - Following increases in reported cases of hepatitis A, we assessed the impact of hepatitis A vaccine in Alaska Native persons. During 1996-2018, only 6 cases of hepatitis A were identified, all in unvaccinated adults. Populations can be protected a...

Sep 23rd, 2020 - In 2016-2017, a European-wide circulation of genotype IA hepatitis A virus was responsible for hepatitis A outbreaks in men who have sex with men (MSM). This study aimed to describe the outbreak investigation in Seine-Maritime department (France) ...

Sep 21st, 2020 - The World Health Organization recommends vaccination against hepatitis A virus (HAV) for children aged 1 year and older in areas where endemicity has shifted from high to intermediate. There are no recent comprehensive reviews of the epidemiology ...

Sep 18th, 2020 - Hepatitis A virus (HAV) infection is considered highly endemic in Brazil, especially in low-income areas. In contrast, only a few human cases of hepatitis E have been reported. This study aimed to estimate the prevalence and potential risk factors...

Mar 24th, 2019 - Multiple states across the country have reported outbreaks of hepatitis A, primarily among people who use drugs and people experiencing homelessness. Since the hepatitis A outbreaks were first identified in 2016, more than 15,000 cases, 8,500 (57%...

Nov 1st, 2018 - Postexposure prophylaxis (PEP) with hepatitis A (HepA) vaccine or immune globulin (IG) effectively prevents infection with hepatitis A virus (HAV) when administered within 2 weeks of exposure. Preexposure prophylaxis against HAV infection through ...

Jun 30th, 2017 - Clinicians are required to assess abnormal liver chemistries on a daily basis. The most common liver chemistries ordered are serum alanine aminotransferase (ALT), aspartate aminotransferase (AST), alkaline phosphatase and bilirubin. These tests sh...

Jun 4th, 2015 - Hepatitis A, caused by infection with the hepatitis A virus (HAV), has an incubation period of approximately 28 days (range: 15–50 days) (819). HAV replicates in the liver and is shed in high concentrations in feces from 2–3 weeks before to 1 week.

Dec 6th, 2011 - Recent trends suggest that the prevalence of hepatitis infection has declined in populations vaccinated against the hepatitis viruses. Still, with an estimated 20,000 new infections annually in the United States from human hepatitis A virus, as ma...

Sep 25th, 2020 - Fulminant hepatic failure (FHF) is a lethal manifestation of hepatitis A virus (HAV) infection, whose underlying mechanisms are poorly understood. We aimed to evaluate the importance of the modulation of RANTES-CCR5 signalling axis and its immunom...

Sep 24th, 2020 - Following increases in reported cases of hepatitis A, we assessed the impact of hepatitis A vaccine in Alaska Native persons. During 1996-2018, only 6 cases of hepatitis A were identified, all in unvaccinated adults. Populations can be protected a...

Sep 23rd, 2020 - In 2016-2017, a European-wide circulation of genotype IA hepatitis A virus was responsible for hepatitis A outbreaks in men who have sex with men (MSM). This study aimed to describe the outbreak investigation in Seine-Maritime department (France) ...

Sep 21st, 2020 - The World Health Organization recommends vaccination against hepatitis A virus (HAV) for children aged 1 year and older in areas where endemicity has shifted from high to intermediate. There are no recent comprehensive reviews of the epidemiology ...

Sep 18th, 2020 - Hepatitis A virus (HAV) infection is considered highly endemic in Brazil, especially in low-income areas. In contrast, only a few human cases of hepatitis E have been reported. This study aimed to estimate the prevalence and potential risk factors...

Aug 2nd, 2019 - Note that some links may require subscriptions. The state of Florida and the city of Philadelphia declared public health emergencies over outbreaks of hepatitis A. (Miami Herald, 6ABC.com) A fourth Ebola case was diagnosed in the Congolese city of...

Jun 28th, 2019 - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Committee on Immunization Practices voted unanimously in support of three recommendations for the use of hepatitis A vaccines. Joseph Abbott/Thinkstock The committee recommended catch-up vaccination.

Jun 10th, 2019 - Note that some links may require subscriptions. Embattled opioid drugmaker Insys Therapeutics, best known for the fentanyl product Subsys (and its former executives' criminal convictions), filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. (Reuters) Kroger recalled...

May 9th, 2019 - Hepatitis A cases rose almost 300% from 2016-2018 compared with 2013-2015, in part due to large outbreaks in the homeless population and among people who use drugs, CDC researchers found. There was a 294% increase in reported hepatitis A infection...

May 7th, 2019 - Note that some links may require subscriptions. Hepatitis A cases are on the rise in Arizona, health officials report. (Fox News) Measles 2019 in America, infographically explained. (Washington Post) A woman diagnosed with melanoma at 21 tells ABC...