Braito A, Cellesi C, Fanti O, Civitelli F, Fanetti G, Almi P
Istituto di Malattie Infettive, Università di Siena, Italy.
Eur J Epidemiol. 1990 Mar;6(1):105-7. doi: 10.1007/BF00155562.
Over a period of seven years (from 1980 to 1987) 58 acute viral hepatitis A cases were admitted to the Departments for Infectious Diseases. This number represents 10.76% of all viral hepatitis patients. Most of the patients had travelled to foreign countries or to areas in Italy with high hepatitis A virus (HAV) circulation. An assessment of specific immunization against HAV in normal healthy people aged 1-60, performed by ELISA, showed a very low number of sero-positive subjects. The disappearance of HAV in Italy, which is similar to other western European countries, is probably due to the improved socio-economical conditions; the "imported cases" seem to have little impact on public health.
在七年时间里（从1980年到1987年），58例急性甲型病毒性肝炎患者被收治入传染病科。这个数字占所有病毒性肝炎患者的10.76%。大多数患者曾前往国外或意大利甲型肝炎病毒（HAV）传播率高的地区。通过酶联免疫吸附测定（ELISA）对1至60岁正常健康人群进行的甲型肝炎特异性免疫评估显示，血清阳性受试者数量非常少。与其他西欧国家类似，意大利甲型肝炎病毒的消失可能归因于社会经济状况的改善；“输入性病例”似乎对公众健康影响不大。
