Document ID (ISN) | 55546 |
CIS number |
91-666 |
ISSN - Serial title |
0300-581X - Arbeitsmedizin - Sozialmedizin - Präventivmedizin |
Year |
1990 |
Convention or series no. |
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Author(s) |
Chriske H.W., Abdo R., Richrath R., Braumann S. |
Title |
Risk of hepatitis A infection among sewage workers |
Original title |
Hepatitis-A-Infektionsgefährdung bei Kanal- und Klärwerksarbeitern [in German] |
Bibliographic information |
1990, Vol.25, No.6, p.285-287. Illus. 5 ref. |
Abstract |
Infection with hepatitis A virus (HAV) was studied among 93 sewerage workers and 84 workers in waste water treatment plants in Cologne, Germany. In comparison to the general population of the same age, HAV infection among young sewerage workers was 3-4 times higher. Anti-HAV antibodies were found in 35.7% of 21-30-year-old sewerage workers and in 85% of those aged 50 and above. Of the 84 workers in waste water treatment plants, 47 (56%) showed anti-HAV. Thus, sewerage workers are persons at risk for whom active vaccination should be practised. |
Descriptors (primary) |
infectious hepatitis; work in sewers; sewage treatment |
Descriptors (secondary) |
Germany (Federal Republic of); sanitation services; epidemiologic study |
Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
Country / State or Province | Germany |
Subject(s) |
Commerce, services, offices
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Broad subject area(s) |
Biological hazards
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Browse category(ies) |
Liver diseases Confined spaces Bacterial and parasitic diseases Viral diseases (other than aids)
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