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. 1986 Mar;144(3):307–310.

Linked Outbreaks of Hepatitis A in Homosexual Men and in Food Service Patrons and Employees

Tom Kosatsky 1,2,3, John P Middaugh 1,2,3
PMCID: PMC1306601  PMID: 3962292

Abstract

Outbreaks of hepatitis A among patrons and employees of two food service establishments in Anchorage, Alaska, in November 1982 and April 1983 were linked to male food handlers infected with the virus. By case finding and contact tracing, we established that the food handlers in both outbreaks were associated with an epidemic of hepatitis A that was transmitted among Anchorage homosexual men for more than six months. Lacking specific serologic findings, physicians treating several of these homosexual men had incorrectly diagnosed the illness as hepatitis B, delaying recognition of the epidemic.

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